What springs from the 'mind' of an AI can sometimes be out of left field. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images When someone sees something that isn’t there, people often refer to the experience as a ...

Researchers develop 4e, a psilocin derivative that provides sustained serotonin activity without the hallucinogenic effects ...

Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin — the active form of ...

In China, a particular species of edible mushroom causes hundreds of cases of hallucinations annually, as well as some ...

OpenAI says AI hallucination stems from flawed evaluation methods. Models are trained to guess rather than admit ignorance. The company suggests revising how models are trained. Even the biggest and ...

A growing body of neuroimaging research is pinpointing exactly how psychedelic drugs hijack the brain’s visual system to ...

(To prove to you these stories are all very real, you can find details about them here, here, here, and here.) These are all examples of AI “hallucinations” – situations where generative AI produces ...

Immersive Virtual Reality experiences reproducing visual hallucinations effects, miming those induced by the use of psychedelic substances, albeit without the actual use of substances. This is the ...

Psilocybin - the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms" - is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating ...

A preprint study on large language models found that AI-generated product summaries made readers 32% more likely to say they ...

ALLEN, Texas -- A 6-year-old Texas girl had nervous system problems after taking a common flu medicine. Her parents say she had hallucinations and possibly tried to harm herself after using Tamiflu.