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[–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Confabulation

  • An informal conversation
  • (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered

Like there's no perfect analogy but I am partial to this characterization, I dunno.

Discuss aha

Edit: I really hope I'm not the originator of this, don't need that in my life right now. It just seems to fit better imao

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I know what it means. For me it also implies an attempt at saying something which is true, even if simply interpolating from other facts. It doesn't fully reflect the total indifference to reality that is exhibited by language models

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