Here’s a viral story out of British Columbia where a 16-year-old used Claude AI to map a route up Crown Mountain overlooking Vancouver, and when he did not follow the instructions exactly, he wound up starting to climb the sheer face of the Widowmaker Arete wall. He first called his mom and reportedly told her he had gone off the recommended route and then called for a helicopter rescue. Since the helicopter couldn’t get that close to the wall, the rescuers had to drop down to save him. It all ends happily, but most of the media coverage has focused on the fact that he got into trouble for using AI. I will tell the jokes first and give some more background and links.
