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# Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

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**Published:** 2026-11-01T10:30:00.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** safety

## Summary

Chatbots are leading hikers astray\. Outsourcing planning to AI can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.wired.com/story/chatbots-are-leading-hikers-astray-with-dangerous-consequences/>)