consultations may still result in outputs for which the organization
cannot responsibly account.
Hallucinations can also occur in seemingly technical tasks such
as translating materials into another language. For example,
services such as ChatGPT or Gemini now provide translations that
are far more natural than in the past, but they may omit certain
content, arbitrarily edit the translated text, or add information
related to the topic that is not present in the original source. When
translating large volumes of material, such errors can be amplified.
For this reason, translated outputs must always be checked
against the original text. The quality of translation and the degree
of hallucination may vary depending on the product or pricing
plan used. Because the features of commercial AI products are
continually evolving, this guide does not address specific products,
and organizations are encouraged to evaluate them independently.
Hallucinations can also occur when summarizing materials uploaded
by users. For example, a summary may include content that is not
actually present in the uploaded material but relates to a similar
topic. It is also necessary to review whether the summarized output
truly captures the core points of the original source. Overreliance
on generative AI summarization services—such as reading only
the summary without consulting the original material—carries a
significant risk of missing essential information. For this reason,
relying solely on summaries without reading the original text is
highly risky. Wherever possible, summaries should be used only as a
reference, and the more important the document, the more strongly
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