AI-PAIR-PROGRAMMING5 MIN READ
Repair a Hallucinated API Answer
Recover from an AI hallucination by separating source evidence from inference.
The plausible method The method name fits the SDK style, but TypeScript says it does not exist. A believable naming pattern is not source evidence. Evidence repair Observed -> Inferred -> Verified Do not argue with the assistant's confidence. Ask it to sort claims by evidence level, then patch only from verified source. Trust name Looks like the SDK would have it The repair is grounded in the codebase. Plausibility is not proof. 01 Evidence 02 Source 03 Patch Decision 1 The compiler rejects the assistant's method.
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