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Wretch in the machine (2)

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E. Lily Yu
Jan 11, 2026
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This is the second in a three-part series. The first is here:

Wretch in the machine (1)

Wretch in the machine (1)

E. Lily Yu
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Jan 1
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V. Uses and limitations

Because large language models are essentially probabilistic sentence generators, hallucination,1 or the statement of nonsense as fact, is an unsolved and potentially unsolvable problem. Counterintuitively, the closer a model gets to a high rate of accuracy, the more sever…

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