Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences
Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.
Places named in this report: South Carolina, California, Colorado, Wyoming
Exact coordinates
south carolina: 34.000, -81.030
california: 36.780, -119.420
colorado: 39.550, -105.780
wyoming: 43.080, -107.290
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