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		recursive 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cursor IDE support hallucinates lockout policy, ca... How is fabrication different than hallucination? Perhaps you could also call it synthesis, but in this context, all three sound like synonyms to me. What's the material difference?

DidYaWipe 11 months ago [–]

Hallucination is a byproduct of mental disruption or disorder. Fabrication is "I don't know, so I'll make something up."

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