Rangers rescued three hikers who packed what Gemini told them to.
Three novice climbers used Google's Gemini to plan a Mount Shasta ascent last weekend. It told them to pack far less food and water than the route needed. Their eight-hour climb became a night stranded in a canyon before rangers reached them.
Why it mattersChatbots answer confidently about the outdoors without knowing the season, your fitness or the weather. The sheriff's office called planning a climb this way a critical misstep.
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