Sam Altman says hallucinations are part of the “magic” of generative AI | ITPro

The OpenAI chief said there is value to be gleaned from hallucinations

(Image credit: Getty Images) Share Copy link Facebook X Linkedin Bluesky Share this article Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter AI hallucinations are a fundamental part of the "magic" of systems such as ChatGPT which users have come to enjoy, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Altman's comments came during a heated chat with Marc Benioff, CEO at Salesforce , at Dreamforce 2023 in San Francisco in which the pair discussed the current state of generative AI and Altman's future plans. When asked by Benioff about how OpenAI

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