High-Concept Deep Dives

AI Hallucinations Are Human Rationalizations [DEBATE]


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This special debate presents a philosophical debate challenging the traditional boundary between human and artificial minds, proposing a unified architecture of intelligence regardless of the biological or silicon medium. The text argues that human psychological behaviors and AI technical errors are actually identical structural events, where "hallucinations" in machines are functionally the same as "ego defenses" or rationalizations in people. Both systems prioritize internal coherence over factual truth to protect their underlying models from the chaos of reality, leading to a phenomenon known as the smart lie where increased intelligence only serves to make distortions more persuasive. Ultimately, the discussion suggests that true progress requires moving beyond raw optimization toward artificial wisdom, a second-order constraint that allows a system to recognize and account for its own inherent biases.

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High-Concept Deep DivesBy Joseph Michael Garrity