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Teen rescued after AI chatbot gave wrong mountain directions

A 16-year-old boy had to be rescued from a British Columbia mountain last week after an AI chatbot called Claude gave him incorrect directions. Bryce Vincent Gowryluk, a keen indoor climber, used Claude to plan a route up Grouse Mountain to Crown Mountain and back. The chatbot's directions led him to a sheer cliff face, the Widowmaker Arete, which requires ropes and specialist climbing gear.

By BriefTea Editorial · 11 October 2026 at 17:21

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