Let’s cut through the hype. AI today can: Write production-ready code Summarize complex research papers Act like a domain expert in seconds And yet… It can also: Invent facts Misquote sources Generate completely false but convincing answers This contradiction isn’t random. It’s structural. Welcome to the Hallucination Gap — one of the most critical challenges in modern AI. 🤖 What Exactly is the Hallucination Gap? The Hallucination Gap is the mismatch between: Perceived reliability (how correct AI sounds) vs Actual reliability (how correct it really is) Unlike traditional software: A calculator is either right or wrong A database either returns correct data or errors But AI? It operates in probabilities — not certainties.…