Colorado Misconceptions By AI That’ll Make You Facepalm

You gotta watch that ChatGPT. Sometimes AI gives you an answer to a question that it seems to think is true. Like some kind of digital dementia, it can just start spitting out 'facts' about something that isn't real, and never was.

I recently spent a morning asking ChatGPT about roadside attractions in Western Colorado. It told me about a place that had me ready to skip the rest of the workday to go see it. I'm glad I did not.

Delta Has A Super Splash Car Wash?

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So ChatGPT said that despite all the cool roadside attractions in Western Colorado (Mount Garfield, Fort Uncompahgre, the Ute Indian Museum), it told me that I needed to head to Delta to check out the Super Splash Car Wash. Why?

The Deep Sea Sponge Diver statue in Delta, Colorado, is located at Super Splash Car Wash, 120 Gunnison River Drive, Delta, CO, 81416.

This quirky roadside figure of a deep-sea sponge diver has been standing outside the car wash for years and is a fun, unexpected sight along Highway 92. It’s become a bit of a local landmark—definitely worth a detour and a quick photo stop if you’re passing through...

I have driven through Delta, Colorado, about 1000 times. Am I blind? Where the heck is this 'deep sea sponge diver statue'?

Delta Colorado's Legendary Deep Sea Sponge Diver Statue

What's the dumbest thing that AI has told you about Colorado? I recently asked ChatGPT about some of Western Colorado's roadside attractions, and it tried to send me to Delta to see the magical Deep Sea Sponge Diver statue at Super Splash Car Wash.

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The Truth About the Sponge Diver Statue in Delta

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ChatGPT thinks the Deep Sea Sponge Diver statue is real. Even though it told us the car wash was located on 'Gunnison River Drive' it also told us what an unexpected sight it was to see the Deep Sea Sponge Diver statue along Highway 92. Sheesh, AI.

Real Delta Destinations

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Things you can see in Delta, Colorado? The city will hold a Cinco de Mayo celebration downtown on May 5th. The Western Sky Balloon Festival will return to Delta on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Don't forget to stop by the 2025 Delta County Fair, held in Hotchkiss on July 26th - August 3rd.

LOOK: See All 22 of Delta, Colorado's Downtown Murals

The city of Delta, Colorado came up with a great idea back in 1986 to dedicate the sides of several historic buildings throughout the downtown area as a space for murals and public art. Have you seen all twenty-two murals in downtown Delta? Well, you can now.

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