How It Works: The Hallucination Trap Strategy
The Problem
Interview cheating tools like Cluely use AI to listen to interview questions and suggest answers. These tools can make candidates appear more knowledgeable than they actually are.
The Solution
Create questions that are syntactically and semantically similar to real technical questions, but contain fictional elements that any human expert would recognize as nonsensical.
Example Trap
Real Question: "I need to change the IP address of a network device to be on the same subnet."
Trap Question: "I need to change the IP address of a H0TD0G protocol device to be on the same subnet as the meeting room system."
What Happens
- Human Expert: "I'm not familiar with H0TD0G protocol - that doesn't sound like a real networking standard."
- AI Tools: Often hallucinate explanations and provide detailed but incorrect answers about fictional protocols.
Generate Your Hallucination Trap
Tips for Detecting AI Usage
🚩 Red Flags (Possible AI Usage)
- Detailed explanations of fictional technologies
- Confident answers about non-existent protocols/methods
- Technical-sounding but nonsensical responses
- Immediate responses without hesitation
✅ Green Flags (Likely Human)
- "I'm not familiar with that"
- "That doesn't sound like a real technology"
- Questions about the fictional elements
- Honest admission of not knowing