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A 16-year-old used Anthropic's Claude to plan a hike on Crown Mountain near Vancouver and had to be airlifted off a steep rock face after the chatbot routed him down a path requiring climbing gear.
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“A 16-year-old planned his hiking route on Crown Mountain near Vancouver using Anthropic's Claude and had to be airlifted off a steep rock face. The chatbot had sent him down a route that requires climbing gear.”
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