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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

‘I apologise for the confusion’: travel operator Tui launches AI tour guide

Aerial view of Paris with Eiffel Tower
Hardly off the beaten track. The Eiffel Tower was among the Paris tips Tui’s chatbot supplied. Photograph: saiko3p/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Holidaymakers typically rely on experienced tour guides and local companies to recommend excursions to medieval castles and spectacular waterfalls, but the world’s biggest tour operator has said it will entrust the service to artificial intelligence instead.

The German travel company Tui has started using ChatGPT in its app to provide holiday recommendations, in the latest sign of traditional businesses racing to harness AI.

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