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AI research assistant suggests Luhmann theory, sparking hallucination questions

An AI research assistant suggested applying Niklas Luhmann's social systems theory to a problem, prompting a user to consider the potential for AI hallucination. The user's comment implies a humorous or skeptical view on the AI's suggestion, questioning its relevance or accuracy. AI

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AI research assistant suggests Luhmann theory, sparking hallucination questions

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    When your #AI research assistant offhandedly suggests that “maybe we should rather use #Luhmann theory of social systems for this problem?” and you start guessi

    When your #AI research assistant offhandedly suggests that “maybe we should rather use #Luhmann theory of social systems for this problem?” and you start guessing how much hallucinating can you get off with…