Hikers found out the hard way why you shouldn’t trust AI

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Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DRThree men had to be rescued from a mountain in California after using Gemini to plan their hike.The AI chatbot reportedly told them to bring far less food and water than they needed.Needless to say, you shouldn’t blindly trust AI for planning trips like these.Many people rely on AI for planning their trips, but you really shouldn’t blindly trust these chatbots for anything. Now, three hikers have found out that you shouldn’t trust Gemini at all for planning a mountain hike.The Chicago Tribune reports that three hikers got rescued from the 14,179-foot (4,322-meter) Mount Shasta in California after getting lost overnight. The men told emergency services that they had planned their hike via Google Gemini.