Hallucination Risk

Hallucination Risk is the risk that a generative AI system produces plausible-sounding but factually wrong or unsupported content.

AI & Governance

Why it matters

In security review, a hallucinated control or certification claim can mislead a customer and create compliance or contractual exposure if it ships unreviewed.

Where it appears in the workflow

A concern whenever AI drafts questionnaire answers or trust-center content that humans then review before release.

Common mistakes

  1. Treating hallucination risk as a universal term with no workflow context.