<strong>Dr. Joshua Pearson teaches courses in science fiction, media, and cultural studies at California State University, Los Angeles. His scholarship explores the intersections of economics, identity, and social agency in science fiction.</strong>

Joshua Pearson

Why “Hallucination”? Examining the History, and Stakes, of How We Label AI’s Undesirable Output

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Politics

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein

Science &amp; Technology

"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — Frank Herbert

Dr. Joshua Pearson teaches courses in science fiction, media, and cultural studies at California State University, Los Angeles. His scholarship explores the intersections of economics, identity, and social agency in science fiction.

Joshua Pearson

Articles

Why “Hallucination”? Examining the History, and Stakes, of How We Label AI’s Undesirable Output