[dendriti]

If I use ChatGPT to "hallucinate" a source, and post it here, am I lying?

[tankenmate]

either a) you knew it was false before posting, then yes you are lying. Or b) you knew there was a high possibility that ChatGPT could make things up, in which case you aren't lying per se, but engaging in reckless behaviour. If your job relies on you posting to HN, or you know and accept that others rely on what you post to HN then you are probably engaging in gross recklessness (like the lawyer in the article).

[Dylan16807]

Did you get it to hallucinate on purpose, or perform willful ignorance? Then yes. Otherwise probably not.