visual hallucination
- noun
- /ˈvɪʒuəl həlʊˈsɪneɪʃən/
- Jargon
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alucinación visual
- The art-generation model produced a visual hallucination that looked convincing but wasn't grounded in any training data.
Examples
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Users complained the new filter kept showing visual hallucinations of objects that never existed in the photo.
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The AI generated a visual hallucination that looked incredibly realistic.
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Researchers measure how often a vision system creates visual hallucinations when asked to imagine unfamiliar scenes.
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Researchers are studying visual hallucinations produced by neural networks.
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The researchers noted that the AI model frequently produces a visual hallucination that seems real but is entirely fabricated.
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After analyzing the outputs, they discovered that the visual hallucinations generated by the program often included details that were not based on actual images.
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Critics argued that the tool generated visual hallucinations which misled users into believing the nonexistent artifacts were accurate representations.
Synonyms
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A false idea or appearance that makes you think something is true
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A thing that seems real but is only in the mind, like a ghost
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A false fact a computer makes that looks real
How Accurate
- Specialized
- Jargon
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'an image that appears real but is fabricated or not grounded' is directly and compositionally derived from 'visual' (pertaining to sight) modifying 'hallucination' (a false or illusory perception), so a learner who knows both words can infer the meaning. Even in the AI-specific usage the extension is straightforward (a sight-related false output), and this compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Visual hallucination in computer systems uses the same image: visual, 'seeing', and hallucination, a made-up picture, but here the maker is a machine rather than a mind. Think of a photo program that adds an object that was never there; that's why it means 'an image a model creates that looks real but is false'.