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Strata – An app that talks me out of dying outdoors

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Re: Strata – An app that talks me out of dying outdoors

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Is it just me, or does it seem extremely dangerous to market: “Strata doesn't just show the data. It makes the call.”

The page states it’s powered by Claude with nothing I could see that relates to its performance, metrics, processes, testing, etc. for something expected to be used in a safety application.

Re: Strata – An app that talks me out of dying outdoors

#5

Is it just me, or does it seem extremely dangerous to market: “Strata doesn't just show the data. It makes the call.” The page states it’s powered by Claude with nothing I could see that relates to its performance, metrics, processes, testing, etc. for something expected to be used in a safety application.

It's perfectly safe, I assure you.

Re: Strata – An app that talks me out of dying outdoors

#9

Absolutely the wrong application for an LLM. How do we know it’s providing correct data?

Worrying about "correctness" is such pre-LLM thinking. What's important now is generating content that doesn't require effort or labor cost.

Re: Strata – An app that talks me out of dying outdoors

#10
Read the headline - sounds like a therapy / anti-suicide advocacy app?

Clicked the link - ok looks like it's for ski touring, because it mentions avalanche stuff?

Checked the route catalog - wait, there's barely any ski tours here and it's a bunch of random hikes from around the country. Why is avalanche risk highlighted when 99% of hikers are probably gonna stay home if there's a big snowstorm? Is this by chance your personal hiking history? Why these hikes in particular?

Are avalanches the only way someone can die outdoors? What about snake bites, heat exhaustion, drowning etc.?

I am not sure what the app actually does vs gaia, alltrails, nwac app. The site only has one screenshot. What does this app add?

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