A 16-year-old hiker used AI to plan a route in British Columbia and became stranded on a steep cliff; rescuers reached him by helicopter, raising fresh questions about relying on chatbots for trip planning

The hiker found himself trapped on a narrow ledge along an almost vertical cliff.A 16-year-old boy in Canada had to be rescued by helicopter after becoming stranded on a steep mountain cliff during a hiking trip he had planned with the help of artificial intelligence. The teenager, Bryce Vincent Gowryluk, was hiking on Crown Mountain in British Columbia on Saturday, when he lost his way and ended up on a dangerous climbing route.