azteclady has movedJun 20, 2025

#PSA: if you use the AllTrails app, the GenAI it uses for the "making route" feature may send you down a crevasse or some other dangerous route, where rescuers may not find you, ever.

#AllTrails #GenAI #SearchAndRescue #Hiking

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/17/news/alltrails-ai-tool-search-rescue-members

AllTrails launches AI route-making tool, worrying search-and-rescue members

One of the world’s most popular hiking apps has a new generative AI feature that can be asked to "shorten my route" or "make this more scenic." But the people in charge of searching for lost hikers say the feature is going to exacerbate an issue they’ve been warning about for years.

Canada's National Observer
Show threadAlison Wilder

@herhandsmyhands whether this is GenAI or some other machine learning algorithm, I'm so tired of companies destroying their products in the name of improvement. I already don't use their service any more because of the amount of data their app has to collect to function. This is just the last straw for me.

#AllTrails #AI

Jun 22, 2025 at 12:18pmWeb