Why it sounds so confident
It writes the words that sound most likely, so it sounds sure even when it is wrong. When it makes something up, people call that a "hallucination."
Key points
- Confident tone is not proof. It sounds sure by design.
- Made-up facts are called "hallucinations."
- Ask 'how sure are you?' and check anything important.
What the video says
When an AI chat answers you, it sounds calm and sure of itself. Here is why.
It writes by picking the words most likely to come next, based on everything it has read.
That makes its answers sound smooth and confident, even when they are wrong.
When it makes something up and says it like a fact, that is called a hallucination.
It has no built-in feeling that says, I'm not sure about this.
It is not lying on purpose. It just cannot tell what it knows from what it is guessing.
You can ask it, how sure are you? But still check important facts with a trusted source.
Next: what AI is good at, and what it is not.
Try it yourself
Check yourself
- An AI answer sounds very confident. What does that tell you?
- What is an AI 'hallucination'?
- What is a good habit for important answers?