The Difference Between an AI That's Wrong and an AI That's Lying
Posted on Tue 22 September 2026 in GenAI • Tagged with GenAI, LLM, hallucination, AI-safety, beginner
Why This Distinction Matters
"The AI lied to me" is something I hear constantly — from beginners, from frustrated users, even in headlines about AI news. It's an understandable way to describe the experience of getting a confidently wrong answer. But the more I looked into how these errors actually happen …
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