A study finds that asking LLMs to be concise in their answers, particularly on ambiguous topics, can negatively affect factuality and worsen hallucinations (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: A study finds that asking LLMs to be concise in their answers, particularly on ambiguous topics, can negatively affect factuality and worsen hallucinations  —  Turns out, telling an AI chatbot to be concise could make it hallucinate more than it otherwise would have.