The owner of a shore-facing restaurant in South Wales potentially saved the lives of two swimmers who ventured out into unsafe waters — after consulting ChatGPT to find tide times.

As local news outlet WalesOnline reports, the swimmers attempted to wade back from Sully Island, a rocky outcropping thousands of feet offshore, shortly before the tide came back in. The restaurant owner, Gordon Hadfield, got out his megaphone and yelled at them to turn back, which was likely lifesaving advice.

The region has the second-highest tidal range in the world, at roughly 50 feet. In the summer, people are known to get caught out by rapidly rising tides. The narrow causeway to Sully Island can see tides rising at up to eight miles per hour.

It’s only the latest instance of outdoor enthusiasts landing

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