Before school started this year I decided to take my family to the Black Hills and Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, hoping to see all of the sights in only four days. And I let AI be our guide.

To help me plan the trip, I decided to ask five AI different chatbots to create a travel itinerary. My prompts included some clear instructions about visiting the Badlands, where to get gas along the way, a grocery list, what to do while we were in the area, and even where to stay.

I wanted to make sure there were places to stop along the way to get gas and grab food, take a few side routes to visit the Badlands of South Dakota as well (but without using too much extra fuel), and still make the trip in under nine hours from my house near Minneapolis.

One important factor is that I was borrowing a 20

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