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Nicholas Fearn

AI 'hallucinations' can lead to catastrophic mistakes, but a new approach makes automated decisions more reliable

Illustration of human head and cog gears.

Scientists have developed a new, multi-stage method to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) systems that are designed to identify anomalies make fewer mistakes and produce explainable and easy-to-understand recommendations.

Recent advances have made AI a valuable tool to help human operators detect and address issues affecting critical infrastructure such as power stations, gas pipelines and dams. But despite showing plenty of potential, models may generate inaccurate or vague results — known as "hallucinations."

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