A hiker who used the chatbot Claude to plan his hiking route had to be rescued from infamous "Widowmaker" ledge with a helicopter.
Great.
Why are we letting AI into every segment of society when it's clearly not ready for the job?
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Hiker, 16, Is Rescued From ‘Widowmaker’ Ledge After Using Chatbot to Plan Route (Gift Article)
Bryce Vincent Gowryluk used Claude, Anthropic’s A.I. chatbot, to help him chart a course for the top of Crown Mountain, north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Things did not go as planned.