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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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[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

This wasn't how I expected GenAI was going to start killing people but it will do the trick.

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Hey it's only fair that AI gets a chance to be an official cause of death, just like death by GPS.

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