AI Chatbots Can Send Hikers Off Track in Remote Areas
Relying on AI chatbots to plan hikes can lead people to stop thinking for themselves about routes and risks. In remote backcountry areas, that over-reliance may have deadly results. The warning highlights how easy it is to hand over your judgement to a machine when you are far from help.
Quick glossaryWired, backcountry, chatbot
- Wired
- A US-based technology magazine and website known for in-depth reporting on tech, science and how digital tools shape everyday life.
- backcountry
- Remote wild land far from roads, towns and rescue help, where hikers must rely on their own skills.
- chatbot
- A computer program you talk to by typing, which gives answers that sound human and can sometimes be wrong.
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