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LLM hallucinations in the wild: Large-scale evidence from non-existent citations

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Main Authors:	Zhao, Zhenyue, Wang, Yihe, Stuart, Toby, De Vaan, Mathijs, Ginsparg, Paul, Yin, Yian
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Digital Libraries Artificial Intelligence Computers and Society Physics and Society
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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