AI product & model operations · Core

Hallucination

Also called: model fabrication

ELI5

The AI makes something up or states it without support.

Used in conversation

“The product must make hallucination risk visible to users.”

Definition

An AI output that presents unsupported, false or fabricated content as if it were reliable.

Here “Hallucination” means: An AI output that presents unsupported, false or fabricated content as if it were reliable.

Pitch context

You will see “Hallucination” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches ai product & model operations.

Why it matters: In ai product & model operations, the scope can change what data may be used, who may access it and which controls are required.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.

National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossaryDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16