Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. By the time the three hikers called for help…

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning |

In Brief Posted: 12:35 PM PDT · September 5, 2026 Three hikers were rescued from California’s Mount Shasta this week after using Google’s AI chatbot…