Hikers Blame Gemini for Getting Them Lost on a Mountain
Three novice hikers from Roseville, California, are blaming Google's Gemini for a dangerous Mount Shasta climb that ended in a rescue. They used the chatbot to plan their hike, including asking it to estimate climb duration and how much food and water to pack.
Authorities say the group relied too heavily on Gemini's guidance, which underestimated the effort required and offered packing advice that left them short on supplies.
The hikers expected an eight-hour ascent based on Gemini's estimate, but the climb took twice as long. Not only did they run low on food and water, but they also got lost during a late descent, and one of them fell and hurt his knee.
US Forest Service climbing rangers found them the next morning in Mud Creek Canyon—the mountain's deepest canyon—after they spent the night on steep terrain.
Nick Meyers, the Forest Service's lead Shasta climbing ranger and director of...
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