Phantom Tourism From AI Hallucinations

Generative AI and AI‑styled videos can fabricate attractions or give authoritative‑sounding but wrong logistics (hours, routes), sending travelers to places that don’t exist or into unsafe conditions. As chatbots and social clips become default trip planners, these 'phantom' recommendations migrate from online error to physical risk. — It spotlights a tangible, safety‑relevant failure mode that strengthens the case for provenance, platform liability, and authentication standards in consumer AI.