As AI tools like ChatGPT become increasingly popular for travel planning, some vacationers are finding themselves led astray by the technology’s hallucinations and misinformation — sometimes putting themselves in danger by searching for nonexistent destinations in dangerous locales.
BBC News reports that the rise of AI trip planning assistants has ushered in a new era of convenience for travelers looking to craft the perfect itinerary. However, this emerging technology is not without its pitfalls, as a growing number of users report being sent to nonexistent locales and given inaccurate travel information by AI tools like ChatGPT.
One cautionary tale comes from Peru, where trekking guide Miguel Angel Gongora Meza overheard two tourists discussing their plans to hike alone to the “Sacred Canyon of Humantay” based on an itinerary generated by an AI program. The problem? No such place exists. “The name is a combination of two places that have no relation to the description,” explained Gongora Meza. He warned that following such misinformation in the challenging Peruvian Andes, with its high elevations and remote paths, could put unprepared hikers in grave danger. more
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I do not trust AI any more than I do a GPS giving directions to an unknown location in a car. Or self-driving cars or anything controlled by a robot or an android.
I am old school big time as I still use paper maps and road atlases.
don’t trust ai/anonymous indians
most ai-assholes can’t determine north/south or east/west…but, “trust ai”
Pro tip: For extra adventure, combine AI with Apple Maps and your local incomplete overpass!
This fits right in with a recently added category of highway fatality: Death by GPS.
James Cameron said he tried to warn us about the dangers of AI back in 1984
when he made the movie TERMINATOR!
AI = biden’s brain.
I paid $10,000 for an AI recommended snipe hunt in the Kingdom of Sikkim – complete with a special modified snipe rifle. Are you telling me my money was wasted?
AI is great for verifying xrays and the like. But otherwise, it’s poison.
My daughter used the mapping program on my truck to find a location I already knew how to get there. The damn program routed us along a river trail that did not exist and kept interrupting to say turn at the next boat ramp. I had to keep turning down the volume to zero until I was able to pull over and stop. I fvcked around with those controls because just like these idiot cell phone THERE IS NO OFF BUTTON to shut off the program. I opened the hood of my truck and with a magnifying glass located and pulled the fuse to shut off the display screen. Put the fuse back in about 6 months later and it finally shut off. God how I miss the days of a single on-off volume control switch. OK, to date myself, I still have my RCA tube caddy case that proudly says “We use RCA Tubes for both Black and White and Color TV” way back when a TV Service guy could make a living.
AI=Artificial Information
Absolutely not, Mr. Wyatt! Remember, Mr. Wyett, a snipe in the hand is worth two in the bush! For $10,000 more, Mr. Watt, we can guarantee you TWO of the biggest snipes you’ve ever dreamt about. Just imagine it, Mr. Earp – two, giant dodo birds securely wrapped and flash frozen for your convenience and then boxed in insulated dry ice for shipment via rail. So, Mr. Wyattenskyy, contact your agent today and book that wonderful cruise on the Kingdom of Upalazyriva in beautiful downtown Savannahville! (Not valid in the state of California. Some restrictions may apply elsewhere. Seating is limited so book early.)
AI Travel agents recommend the rooftop club for gays in Tehran.
Just like Google maps takes me through toll tunnels and ALWAYS through the ghetto.
I’m using Waze now. Like the English chick option. 🤔
Snipes like sea bats, jackalopes, hoop snakes, sasquatch and snarks are all imaginary creatures that don’t exist except as tall tales and folk lore. But they are fun to fool gullible people into believing in them
Sounds like a first world problem to me
AI: Artificial Intelligence
AD: Artificial Destinations
AT: Artificial Truth
AR: Artificial Reality
Nuthin new. We’ve had that for decades with
NBC
CBS
ABC
NPR
CNN
MSNBC
I wouldn’t trust AI to tell me that the sun rises in the east.
everybody knows this is nowhere- n. young
snark was an “early” cruise missile
My late wife thought that I had made up the word snarky and was very skeptical of me when I used that word.
https://youtu.be/sdCMDgLyDuk?si=Vieg_PzyzLoB56on
AI is no more trustworthy than the leftists who program it.
AI is for the too dumb/lazy to do a little homework.
I travel using landmarks. lol
“Are you the house two blocks East of the Planet Fitness by the twin Japanese elms and the weird windows?”