1.4Module 1 · AI Foundations & Mental Models

Hallucinations & Limitations

AI can confidently state things that are completely false. Learn to spot hallucinations and build a verification workflow for critical work.

Spot the Hallucination Verification Checklist

Spot the Hallucination

Each card shows a claim that an AI chatbot might generate. Your job: decide if it's Real (accurate) or a Hallucination (fabricated or wrong). Some are tricky!

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Identify all 8 claims

Verification Checklist

Use this checklist whenever you're using AI output for anything important. Click each item as you verify it. The more boxes you check, the more confident you can be in the output.

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Rule of thumb: The higher the stakes, the more items you should check. A casual email? Maybe just scan for obvious errors. A legal contract or financial report? Check every single item.