Why Do Large Language Models Hallucinate? Causes, Risks, and Multi‑Dimensional Solutions
This article systematically examines the root causes of hallucinations in large language models, evaluates their pros and cons, and presents a comprehensive set of optimization techniques—including prompt engineering, RAG, sampling tweaks, supervised fine‑tuning, LoRA, RLHF, chain‑of‑thought reasoning, and agent/workflow designs—to build more reliable and trustworthy AI applications.
