Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The perils of letting AI plan your next trip
When planning a trip, some people search for information about the
place, climate, transportation, and accommodation, and others just ask
questions to a generative AI tool like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, or travel AI
sites like Layla. Such AI tools can provide the information you are looking for
in a matter of seconds, with beautiful images, inspiring adjectives, and concrete
travel plans and suggestions according to your schedule and budget. Just like daily
lives, we’ve become used to just asking questions to AI and trusting the AI-generated
responses without verifying them or searching for information by ourselves. But
according to a recent survey, about one-third of the respondents found that
their AI-generated travel recommendations included false information, not
including those who didn’t realize some of the information was inaccurate or
invalid. In fact, generative AI just knows words and tells the user without
distinguishing travel advice, directions, or recipes. In some cases, it provides
helpful information, but other times, it includes outdated, inappropriate, or unsafe
information. For example, a couple enjoyed seeing a beautiful sunset at the top
of a mountain in Japan but missed the last ropeway down and were stuck at the
mountain top because of the inaccurate timetable on ChatGPT, probably on that
particular day. So, be advised to use AI handsomely and verify the information
provided, especially when you travel to unfamiliar places.
Read the article and learn about what could go wrong if you just depend
on generative AI.
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