I asked Microsoft Copilot to give me a route description for Corsica’s GR20…

…You wouldn’t believe what happened next!

It’s that time of year again, when I delve into the wonders of modern technology and ask AI (that’s artificial intelligence, not insemination) to help make sense of the world’s great mountain questions.

Last year, when ChatGPT was no more than a babe in swaddling clothes, I asked it for answers about the mystery of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine. I believe the technical name for the answers it came back with is a “crock of shite”.

When I asked Copilot w...