Teenager Rescued After Following AI-Generated Hiking Route to Cliff Edge
A 16-year-old hiker required rescue from a technical cliffside on British Columbia’s Crown Mountain after an AI-generated route led him into dangerous terrain. The unidentified AI tool suggested a path starting on Grouse Mountain, proceeding through a gully, and then up 'Widowmaker,' a challenging 10-pitch alpine climbing route. The teenager reached the base of the climb’s final headwall and called for help. North Shore Rescue (NSR) personnel, who had just completed a helicopter recertification nearby, responded to the call. Rescuers inserted a technical team above the hiker's location, established an anchor, and belayed a member down to move the teenager to a suitable extraction point. This incident follows a similar event where three hikers were rescued from California’s Mount Shasta after using Google’s Gemini for route planning, leading them off-route into a dangerous canyon. Additionally, a woman was found camping illegally based on ChatGPT's advice, and another hiker received an AI-generated map with...
