Artificial hallucination: GPT on LSD?
Crit Care April 18, 2023 Gernot Beutel, Eline Geerits, Jan T. Kielstein 112 citations
The abstract draws a provocative parallel between artificial intelligence hallucinations—where models like GPT generate plausible but false information—and human psychedelic experiences, which involve altered perception and novel associations. It suggests that both phenomena arise from similar cognitive mechanisms, where normal constraints on information processing are loosened, leading to unexpected outputs. The work proposes a unique framework for understanding these parallels, linking AI reliability issues to the nature of human consciousness and altered states. This theoretical comparison aims to illuminate shared patterns in how meaning is constructed under non-standard conditions, without making empirical claims about either domain.