Why AI Coding Assistants Hallucinate Live Data and How APIs Fix It
October 27, 2026
Introduction: When an AI Assistant Guesses at Live DataYou’re building a fintech dashboard and ask an AI coding assistant for the current EUR/USD exchange rate. Without live data access, it might confidently answer, “1.12.”The number sounds reasonable. But where did it come from?This is a common problem with AI hallucinations involving live data. Without an external source…