But if chatbot responses are taken at face value, their hallucinations can lead to serious problems, as in the 2023 case of a US lawyer, Steven Schwartz, who cited non-existent legal cases in a ...

Formication is a tactile hallucination, which means a person feels a physical sensation without a physical cause. The name formication comes from the Latin word “formica,” which means ant.

Thus, John finds himself stuck between hallucinations of Zoe, whom he left behind on Earth, and the growing power tension in the ship. While the story takes off as a space adventure, the protagonist’s ...