reviewMathematicsMar 4, 2025GOLD OA

Hallucination Mitigation for Retrieval-Augmented Large Language Models: A Review

Southeast University

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Abstract

Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) leverages the strengths of information retrieval and generative models to enhance the handling of real-time and domain-specific knowledge. Despite its advantages, limitations within RAG components may cause hallucinations, or more precisely termed confabulations in generated outputs, driving extensive research to address these limitations and mitigate hallucinations. This review focuses on hallucination in retrieval-augmented large language models (LLMs). We first examine the causes of hallucinations from different sub-tasks in the retrieval and generation phases. Then, we provide a comprehensive overview of corresponding hallucination mitigation techniques, offering a…

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  • Computer science
  • Natural language processing
  • Environmental science
  • Artificial intelligence
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