SRC05 — NIST Confabulation Definition — Scorecard¶
Source¶
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile |
| Publisher | NIST |
| Authors | NIST |
| Date | 2024 |
| URL | https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.600-1.pdf |
| Type | Government standards framework |
Summary Ratings¶
| Dimension | Rating |
|---|---|
| Reliability | High |
| Relevance | High |
| Missing data | Low |
| Measurement bias | N/A |
| Selective reporting | Low |
| Randomization | N/A |
| Protocol deviation | N/A |
| COI/Funding | Low |
Rationale¶
| Dimension | Rationale |
|---|---|
| Reliability | NIST standards — authoritative US government framework |
| Relevance | Defines how the US government officially characterizes hallucination (as "confabulation") |
| Bias | Government standards; minimal bias |
Evidence Extracts¶
| Evidence | Summary |
|---|---|
| SRC05-E01 | Confabulation framed as probabilistic output; warns about confabulated justifications misleading users; does not connect to sycophancy |