# OpenAI — Why language models hallucinate

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2025-09-05T10:00:00+00:00
- Category: research-paper
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Source: https://openai.com/index/why-language-models-hallucinate
- Record: https://forck.live/items/478-why-language-models-hallucinate

OpenAI published new research on why language models hallucinate and how better evaluations can improve AI reliability, honesty, and safety.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/why-language-models-hallucinate:

> OpenAI’s new research explains why language models hallucinate. The findings show how improved evaluations can enhance AI reliability, honesty, and safety.

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