Towards Data Science August 25, 2026 By Javier Marín Valenzuela

Hallucinations, Watermarks, Removers, and a Squeezed Balloon

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The article discusses how watermarks function during moments of uncertainty in AI models, paralleling safety checks that identify mistakes. It examines the roles of hallucinations, watermarks, and removal techniques in ensuring model reliability. The piece also touches on the metaphor of a squeezed balloon to illustrate constraints on model output.

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