Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences
AISearch and rescue officials report hikers relying on AI chatbots for trip planning, including three 20-year-olds on Mount Shasta who used Google's Gemini and a 16-year-old in British Columbia who used Anthropic's Claude. Grand Teton National Park's superintendent says visitors reporting AI use for travel information rose from zero to 26 percent over the past year.
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