World · The New York Times · Oct 7, 2026, 3:12 PM ET

Teen Rescued After AI-Guided Hike to ‘Widowmaker’ Ledge

Original headline: Hiker, 16, Is Rescued From ‘Widowmaker’ Ledge After Using Chatbot to Plan Route · By Michael Levenson

Bryce Vincent Gowryluk used Claude, Anthropic’s A.I. chatbot, to help him chart a course for the top of Crown Mountain, north of Vancouver, British Columbia. Things did not go as planned.