This episode explores the concerning phenomenon of AI hallucination - when chatbots like ChatGPT confidently provide false or fabricated information. We break down the technical factors that lead to hallucination and analyze real examples across domains like medicine and history. Key takeaways are that we must diligently verify ChatGPT's responses rather than presume accuracy, and work is needed to improve reliability. But machine fabrication also represents creativity beyond limitations, as AI pioneer Marvin Minsky noted. Understanding chatbot imagination helps us interact more wisely as progress continues.

Music credit: "Modern Situations by Unicorn Heads"