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AllTrails launches new AI route-making tool, worrying Search and Rescue teams (www.nationalobserver.com)
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AllTrails has a new generative AI feature that can be asked to 'shorten my route' or 'make this more scenic.'

But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers say the feature is going to exacerbate an issue they’ve been warning about for years: hiking apps providing false information."

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[-] everydayhiker@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Well , that’s unfortunate. My subscription that I was on the fence about anyways renewed about 10 days ago. Their tracking beats anything else I know of. Garmin Connect is not my favorite UI, but it’ll work.

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