In Brazil, a conversation with ChatGPT led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man suspected of planning to kill his own eight-year-old son. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Bild.
According to the investigation, the farmer had detailed conversations with the chatbot for more than two months, discussing a plan to kill the child and then commit suicide. ChatGPT's security system flagged the messages as potentially dangerous.
The operator of the OpenAI service passed the information to the US FBI. American law enforcement contacted Brazilian authorities, and the data was sent to Ciberlab, the technology division of Brazil's Ministry of Justice, on June 16.
Three days later, police conducted an operation and detained the suspect. According to the investigation, the man planned to carry out his plan on June 20 but was arrested four days before the intended date.
Investigators believe the motive could have been alimony. According to police, the man wanted to avoid child support payments and had virtually no relationship with his son.
During a search of the suspect's apartment, four bottles with an unknown substance and a rope were found.
The man was initially taken into custody. However, on August 13, a court ordered his release because the investigation had dragged on. He is now required to wear an electronic bracelet and cannot approach his son or the child's mother.
The man's lawyer, Pedro Pessy, stated that the mere fact of discussing such things with artificial intelligence should not automatically be considered evidence of a crime.
"If talking to AI and spewing nonsense is a crime, then everyone should go to jail," he said.
Earlier, Kursiv reported on a study that found ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok massively cited erroneous sources.