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Teen's AI-guided mountain hike ends with a helicopter rescue and a lesson in common sense
The Decoder·October 8, 2026·1 min read
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A 16-year-old planned his hiking route on Crown Mountain near Vancouver using Anthropic's Claude and had to be airlifted off a steep rock face. The chatbot had sent him down a route that requires climbing gear.
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A 16-year-old planned his hiking route on Crown Mountain near Vancouver using Anthropic's Claude and had to be airlifted off a steep rock face. The chatbot had sent him down a route that requires climbing gear. Bryce doesn't blame the AI but says he'll never use it for route planning again. The article Teen's AI-guided mountain hike ends with a helicopter rescue and a lesson in common sense appeared first on The Decoder.
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