Study finds fluent language makes hallucinating chatbots as credible as accurate ones

New research suggests people find chatbots equally credible whether their answers are fluent or curt and error-free, meaning polished language can mask hallucinations.

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2026-10-29 13:00 · TechXplore AI & ML
Fluent language makes a hallucinatory chatbot just as credible as a curt, flawless one

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