This week, three hikers were rescued from a mountain after following AI's advice. On the same day, OpenAI announced that we have reached the era of AGI. The two stories together got me thinking.
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On September 1st, three young men from California used Gemini to plan a hiking route on Mount Shasta. The AI told them to bring far less water and food than was actually needed for a hike of that difficulty.They reached the summit four hours behind schedule. They descended after dark. One of them…
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- 2026-09-07 21:53 · r/ChatGPT
This week, three hikers were rescued from a mountain after following AI's advice. On the same day, OpenAI announced that we have reached the era of AGI. The two stories together got me thinking.
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