ChatGPT said light gear was fine…hiker who trusted it ran into trouble on Japan's Mount Yari
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A hiker in Japan got into trouble on a mountain after taking ChatGPT's answer at face value.
According to Nikkei, the hiker climbed Mount Yari in the Northern Alps after ChatGPT said it was possible in light gear.
Nikkei noted that 'adventure tales' stressing hard routes and short times spread easily on social media, and AI trained on them can downplay safety, without fully weighing weather or fitness. Experts urged people to consult humans when dealing with nature.
Nikkei's post passed 2,700 likes on X, and some users replied that the same question now gets a 'dangerous' answer.
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