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AI hiking plan strands teen on B.C.'s Widowmaker

A 16-year-old hiker on B.C.'s Crown Mountain trusted an AI-generated route (reportedly from Claude) into the Widowmaker, slid near the summit, and needed an airlift. Rescue officials say synthetic plans can't verify microtopography—loose rock, exposure, slope—so output should be checked against…

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