# A.I. Hallucinations & Whoopsies

<span>This is a very real thing, so remember that these types of hallucinations are more-or-less universal. It can show up in </span><span>ode. Or telling you the fastest bike path to Coney Island. Or if there's a flight on Wednesdays to Cartagena from the NYC region. You always need to verify and validate! </span>

# Gemini Hallucinations

## Gemini

#### Fun with Transparency

I asked Gemini to make me a Ouroboros emoji. It did a pretty good job. While I don't care that it can't generate a PNG+A, it doesn't need to lie to me about it.

[![image.png](https://tech-almanac.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/nfOimage.png)](https://tech-almanac.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/nfOimage.png)

Switched Gemini models, opened another chat.

[![image.png](https://tech-almanac.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/VdEimage.png)](https://tech-almanac.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/VdEimage.png)