# Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

- Source: Science Latest
- Published: 2026-11-01T10:30:00+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-are-leading-hikers-astray-with-dangerous-consequences/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/chatbots-are-leading-hikers-astray-with-dangerous-consequences-16a5c6/

Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.

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