why do llms hallucinate

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Why Language Models Hallucinate: Incentives and Abstention

Why LLMs hallucinate: the singleton-rate bound, how accuracy-only grading rewards guessing, where RAG fails, and why unknown must be an allowed answer.

October 28, 2026• 15 min read
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