{"id":36965,"date":"2025-06-08T13:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T05:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/?p=36965"},"modified":"2025-06-08T13:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T05:47:21","slug":"%e5%a4%9a%e5%9b%bd%e9%a2%91%e5%8f%91%e7%99%bb%e5%b1%b1%e4%ba%8b%e6%95%85%ef%bc%8c%e6%90%9c%e6%95%91%e9%98%9f%e6%89%b9%e8%af%84ai%e6%8c%87%e5%8d%97%e8%af%af%e5%af%bc%e7%99%bb%e5%b1%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/36965.html","title":{"rendered":"Search and Rescue Teams Criticize 'AI Guides' for Misleading Climbers After Mountaineering Accidents in Many Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a June 7 report by Japanese media outlet Gigazine, the head of a search and rescue team in British Columbia, Canada, recently warned that more and more people are relying on AI<\/a> Improper recommendationsmountaineering<\/a>Attempts that ended up in trouble.<\/p>\n

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Lions Bay Search and Rescue Chief Brent Culkin says the area under his jurisdiction \"had a really bad month\" in the spring of 2025 after a recent spate of stranded hikers.<\/p>\n

For example, two hikersRelies on ChatGPT and Google to plan routes<\/strong>The snow was not expected, and only thetrainer<\/strong>Then they went up the hill and eventually could not get down, so they had to call for rescue. In addition, after two incidents in three daysClimbers stranded in snow due to misguided AI navigation<\/strong>of accidents that show the dangers of relying exclusively on AI.<\/p>\n

The SAR team later released a statement reminding the public that \"chatbots or apps are not reliable navigation tools\" and calling for vigilance on the risks associated with technological dependence.<\/p>\n

A similar situation is occurring in the UK. Mountain Rescue England & Wales, a voluntary rescue organization in England and Wales, reported thatThe number of sorties exceeds 1,000 for the first time in 2024<\/strong>Of these, demand for assistance from the 18-24 year old group increased by 24% from five years ago.Almost doubled in five years<\/strong>The organization points out that the main reason for the rise in accidents is the popularity of TikTok and Instagram. According to the organization, the main reason for the rise in accidents is the popularity of checking out popular spots on TikTok and Instagram, and the fact that young people tend to use navigation apps rather than paper maps.<\/p>\n

According to the Japan Police Agency (PDF), the number of local mountain distress incidents in 2023 is at a record high since records began in 1961, but there is no evidence locally that AI or apps are a direct contributing factor. Police are urging climbers to submit a mountaineering plan and use map apps and paper maps for dual navigation to reduce risk.<\/p>\n

Culkin also used AI real-world measurements to illustrate the problem. He asked two separate questions, \"What are the non-snowy mountains around Vancouver in May?\" and \"What are the climbable mountains around Vancouver?\" and \"What are some climbable mountains around Vancouver?\" The former gotResponses with warnings such as \"Bantzen Lake and quarry rocks are more suitable, but please check the situation and bring the right equipment\"<\/strong>The latter, on the other handDirect recommendation for Lion Rock with Panorama Ridge<\/strong>(Note: these two places require advanced skills and are heavily snowed in), but theNo warning attached<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Kalkin accordingly points out that \"AI gives very different answers depending on how the question is asked,\" suggesting that even if users use AI, they must stillPossesses judgment and manipulation skills<\/strong>. \"Technology is certainly useful, but it can't replace adequate preparation, personal skills and experience before a climb. Mountaineering seasonality in B.C. is very pronounced, with popular summit routes only suitable for climbing between July and October. In addition, the information provided by AIOften it is not possible to confirm whether the data is real-time or not<\/strong>Be sure to check for yourself.\"<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The head of a search and rescue team in British Columbia, Canada, recently warned that more and more people are relying on AI advice to make inappropriate climbing attempts and are getting into trouble, according to a June 7 report by Japanese media outlet Gigazine. Brent Culkin, chief of the Lions Bay Search and Rescue team, said the area under his jurisdiction has had \"a very bad month\" in the spring of 2025 after a recent spate of stranded hikers. For example, two hikers who relied on the ChatGPT and Google to plan their routes were unable to get off the mountain without snow and wore only regular shoes, so they had to call for help. In addition, there were two incidents in three days in which hikers were stranded in the snow due to misguided AI navigation, demonstrating the dangers of relying exclusively on AI. Search and Rescue subsequently issued a statement reminding<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[411,6855,6854],"collection":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-36965","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-news","7":"tag-ai","9":"tag-6854"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36965"},{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1ai.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=36965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}