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LLM Hallucinates Data When Schema Fields Are Marked as Required

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A developer encountered an issue where a large language model, when forced to adhere to a strict schema with all fields marked as required, hallucinated data. The model invented a delivery date for supplier emails that did not contain one, leading to logistical problems for a warehouse. The developer recommends making all schema fields nullable and adding a mechanism to verify that the extracted data actually exists in the source text to prevent such confident guessing. AI

IMPACT Highlights the importance of flexible schema design and data validation when using LLMs to prevent hallucinated outputs.

RANK_REASON Developer shares an experience and recommendation about LLM behavior with strict schemas.

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LLM Hallucinates Data When Schema Fields Are Marked as Required

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Serguey Asael Shinder ·

    Your Schema Said Every Field Was Required So the Model Invented a Date

    <p>The supplier emails were a mess.</p> <p>Free text,<br /> forwarded chains,<br /> the odd photo of a printed page.</p> <p>So you gave them to a model<br /> with a schema.</p> <p>Order number.<br /> Quantity.<br /> Delivery date.</p> <p>Strict structured output,<br /> so the rep…

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