More AI hiking crap that will probably kill someone
So tired of this crap flooding the hiking community. Hiking communities are being bombarded by crap apps at the moment (particularly trip planning apps)
Do not trust this data.
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
#32Risk assessment is entirely part of mountaineering, and other risk-encompassing outdoor activities. Decision boundary to go or not go is never a sharp line, and it's always relative to your capacities, your knowledge, and ability to continually assess the risks while practicing. It is simple to craft the story around an accident in retrospect, but on the field the story is never that simple. If you read accidents rep…
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Re: Strata – An app that talks me out of dying outdoors
#33Is 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.
Fair point, and you caught a real contradiction. "It makes the call" was wrong — it also contradicted our own safety page. We've changed it: Strata surfaces the risks and links the source forecasts, you make the call. It's a briefing, not a verdict. Appreciate the push.
Re: Strata – An app that talks me out of dying outdoors
#34Classic HN responses ITT. Very Reddit-like in its absolute knee-knocking fear at any kind of liability/rule-breaking
I’m not so sure mocking is really that on point, a tool used to understand avalanche safety should be safe. The product copy highlights safety and the value of providing a recommendation instead of having to collate and synthesize different data yourself. Avalanche risk and its management are unknown to me, but not to ski patrols, experienced backcountry trekkers, scientists, and national weather services of many cou…
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