“I asked AI to plan a day exploring the Sydney CBD – there was one major problem.”

“I asked AI to plan a day exploring the Sydney CBD – there was one major problem.”

By ninecomau
Publication Date: 2026-04-15 02:49:00

I had a few soft ones travel So it’s only fair that I had a more difficult task – in this case, one that I brought upon myself.

AI seems to be the big buzzword of the moment that got me thinking about what I can do with it Travel and AI?

So this is what I asked ChatGPT:

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The prompt I put in Chat GPT before my Sydney adventure. (Supplied/John Walsh)

I live in Sydney so I know CBD very well and the results were a little boring.

Then at the bottom of the suggested itinerary I saw this: “How about a hidden Sydney CBD version?”

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Boom. I was there. I decided to stick to the schedule without doing any further research and see how everything turned out. Total estimated walking time: 2.5 kilometers.

I arrived in town at 9:45am and walked 15 minutes from…