semantic drift
/sɪˈmæntɪk ˌdrɪft/
subtle shifts in meaning of key terms through a conversation
semantic drift in a sentence
“Semantic drift changed what 'the system' referred to mid-discussion.”
Origin of semantic drift
Greek sēmantikos significant + Old Norse drífa to drive
Related Words
overconfidence
expressing certainty beyond what the model's actual knowledge warrants
hallucination
generating plausible-sounding but factually incorrect or fabricated information
sycophancy
over-agreeing with users and telling them what they want to hear rather than the truth
confabulation
filling gaps in knowledge with plausible but invented details
instruction drift
gradually deviating from initial instructions over long conversations
mode collapse
converging to repetitive or generic outputs regardless of varied inputs