THE CONSTITUTION STUDY

When the news starts hallucinating

THE CONSTITUTION STUDY

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The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There’s been a lot of talk lately about Artificial Intelligence “hallucinating.” AIs can’t hallucinate; they aren’t conscious. But have you ever read or watched a news item and wondered if the report was hallucinating? While the New York Times claims it’s all the news that’s fit to print, many news stories there and elsewhere seem more like hallucinations...

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