AI Does Not Hallucinate — The Unverifying Human Does

An examination of AI hallucination as a human verification failure rather than a machine defect. The essay argues that the real problem lies not in the AI's output but in the human's uncritical acceptance of it.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-05-09
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20100359
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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AI Does Not Hallucinate — The Unverifying Human Does

Halit Cengiz Uzuner
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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AI Does Not Hallucinate — The Unverifying Human Does

Halit Cengiz Uzuner
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An examination of AI hallucination as a human verification failure rather than a machine defect. The essay argues that the real problem lies not in the AI's output but in the human's uncritical acceptance of it.

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