Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 38 minutes ago

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‘Our AI has messed up completely’
pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/30/ai-sends-tourists-to-tasmanian-hot-springs-that-dont-exist - blog post

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Sources:

Weld River fossicking area https://www.mrt.tas.gov.au/prospecting_and_fossicking/fossicking_areas/fossicking_areas_in_tasmania/weld_river_fossicking_area
Weldborough Hotel baffled by tour company advertising hot springs don’t exist https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-mornings/weldborough-hotel-tasmania-fake-hot-springs/106251958
Tour website’s AI sends visitors to Tasmanian sites that do not exist https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/ai-images-of-tasmania-on-tour-website/106253448
Well mystery solved ... facebook.com/100062295081922/posts/1438499644903191
AI on Australian travel company website sends tourists to nonexistent hot springs edition.cnn.com/2026/01/28/travel/ai-tourism-nonexistent-hotsprings-intl-scli

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