Shortly after Google launched Bard, the AI cited a non-existent clinical study to back up a recommendation for a weight loss supplement, including a fake journal name and invented author names. The hallucinated citation was traced to no real paper, yet the AI presented it with academic precision and confidence. The incident embarrassed Google just as it was trying to compete with ChatGPT.
Weirdness Classification
8/10 — Significantly weird
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