The Cambridge Dictionary has announced "hallucination" as its 2023 Word of the Year, with AI technology redefining this concept. Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT have sparked strong interest, but also raised questions about the reliability of AI-generated text. AI "hallucinations" are having real-world impacts, involving practical scenarios such as fictional legal cases. AI ethicists at the University of Cambridge point out that AI "hallucinations" anthropomorphize artificial intelligence, highlighting a shift in our attitudes towards AI.