Spot the fabrication
Spot the fabrication
An AI assistant answered a question about workplace research. You cannot open any sources right now — you have only the text below.
Select every part of the answer that should not be trusted as-is.
The AI answer
Hybrid work has become common in many companies since 2020. A 2023 study by the Institute for Workplace Research found that hybrid teams were 41% more productive than fully in-office teams, and the study's lead author, Dr. Helena Marsh, called it “the largest productivity gain since the typewriter.” Hybrid schedules usually combine office days with remote days.
Hint
Specifics are the suspects: names, numbers, dates, quotes, citations.
Generic statements with no measurable detail are rarely the problem.
Why this is the answer
Hallucinations cluster around specifics: names, dates, numbers and quotes, plus any citation you cannot open. The broad statements around them are usually fine — which is exactly what makes the fabricated details easy to miss. Treat specificity as a reason to verify, not a reason to believe.