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Three hikers got rescued off a mountain this week after following Gemini's advice. The same week OpenAI launched what it's calling the AGI era. I keep thinking about both together.

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The hikers story happened September 1st. Three guys from Roseville used Gemini to plan a Mount Shasta summit. The AI told them to bring far less food and water than they needed. They summited at 7pm, four hours after the recommended turnaround time, descended in the dark, one of them hurt his knee,…

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  1. 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.
  2. 2026-09-07 21:47 · r/artificial
    Three hikers got rescued off a mountain this week after following Gemini's advice. The same week OpenAI launched what it's calling the AGI era. I keep thinking about both together.

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