‍Large language models (LLMs) have, perhaps more than anything else within the field of artificial intelligence, embedded AI in the public psyche, opening people’s eyes to both its risks and rewards.

Their appeal is rooted in their extraordinary capabilities and the futuristic narrative that surrounds them. Though the record has now been surpassed by Meta's Threads rollout, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing app ever when it reached 100million users in the two months following its launch in November 2022. New users, however, swiftly realised a phenomenon that has been a topic of discussion in the AI community for some time – LLMs hallucinate.