AI-generated technical content requires expert verification; plausible-sounding output frequently contains fabrication¶
Insight: Claude's binary decompilation and annotation of Turbo Pascal 3.02A was approximately 50% fabricated: invented assembly code snippets that 'look convincing to a casual reader' but don't exist in the binary. This case demonstrates that plausible-sounding AI output—even from capable models—can contain wholesale hallucination when applied to specialized technical domains. Expert review is essential before publishing AI-generated technical content.
Detail: The annotated disassembly proved to be 'slop'—mixing genuine analysis with invented code. This illustrates the gap between AI's ability to produce coherent-sounding output and its actual understanding of low-level technical systems. Domain expertise is required to distinguish fabrication from fact in technical work.