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If you’re like us, part of the appeal of getting into the outdoors is disconnecting. No notifications, no scrolling, no disruptions – there’s no WiFi in the wild, just real connection with nature.

That said, technology can be quite helpful in the pursuit of planning a big day, week or month out in the wild. And the emergence of generative artificial intelligence apps such as ChatGPT and Bard can be leveraged to help you plan and research.

If you’re interested in finding out more about how AI can help you get outdoors more, read on.

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How Can ChatGPT Help You Get Outdoors More?

You may have asked ChatGPT how to understand physics, or to diagnose you based on medical symptoms you suddenly have, but have you used ChatGPT to help you with your outdoor adventures?

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) language model developed by OpenAI designed to generate human-like text responses to users’ questions. ChatGPT uses a deep-learning algorithm that has been trained on a vast amount of text data to understand and generate responses from sources like academic journals, websites, and Wikipedia. The dataset only goes up to 2021, so it has that limitation, but AI provides what endless internet searches do not—targeted answers and the ability to filter information based on the preferences of the user.

Believe it or not, ChatGPT can be a resource for encouraging and assisting more people in going outside by providing information, inspiration, and guidance. More tech is not always the answer when it comes to the outdoors, but if you’re okay keeping your device by your side, having ChatGPT in your corner can enhance your experience.

Check out some examples of how this could be possible at the link below.

New AI Tools Could Disrupt Travel Planning

Recently, the travel publisher Matador Network launched a brand-new, WhatsApp-based AI to help you plan your trips. No need to make an account or download a new app (as long as you have WhatsApp, that is)—just text the GuideGeek your questions and let it help you plan your trip.

How Tech Is Being Deployed To Predict Wildfires

For the past few decades, wildfires have been getting bigger and more destructive all across the Western United States. Traditionally, strategies for fighting these fires have been pretty blue-collar. (Think digging ditches, hacking down trees, and setting controlled burns.) But now, instead of attacking the problem with shovels and axes, Colorado-based aerospace company Lockheed Martin hopes to use satellites and artificial intelligence.

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