Fictional problem card
AI hallucinated the docs
Confident. Authoritative. And completely made up. The API doesn't exist. 4 hours wasted.
The scenario
Your team trusts the documentation implicitly, only to discover the API endpoints are pure fiction. Four hours of development time vanish into the void as you realize the authoritative guide was entirely made up.
How it plays
This problem card increases your burnout meter by 10 points. Counter it by playing a coping card from the tools, humor, or personal categories.
Why it feels familiar
We have all stared at confidently written documentation that promised a solution which simply does not exist in the codebase.
This problem card adds 10 burnout. It belongs to AI and can be countered by tools, humor, personal coping.