AI hallucinations: a budding sentience or a global embarrassment?

A recent article—apparently copied straight from ChatGPT—has sparked debate about whether AI’s tendency to "hallucinate" (make up facts) is a sign of emerging intelligence or just a cringe-worthy flaw. The piece also raises bigger questions: if even reputable media outlets are accidentally publishing AI-generated nonsense, who’s left to fact-check the fact-checkers?