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Will We Be Haunted by a Non-Hallucinatory AI?

Lloyd Watts discusses the significant challenge posed by hallucinations in large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT. While these models often generate fluent and useful responses, they occasionally produce incorrect or misleading information, referred to as “hallucinations.” Watts highlights that this problem, acknowledged by major tech companies like Google, remains unsolved despite their advanced efforts. He argues that hallucinations are Read More ›

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Black History Month lesser-known stories

Sixty thousand Union soldiers led by General William T. Sherman killed the Confederacy with their famous “March to the Sea” in 1864—but 20,000 enslaved blacks liberated themselves by marching with them. Bennett Parten’s Somewhere Toward Freedom (Simon & Schuster, 2025) tells that often-neglected story and brings out emancipation excitement. Parten also reports disappointment as Reconstruction faltered, land-reform lagged, and Somewhere Read More ›