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A 15-year-old in Quilmes, Argentina, used ChatGPT to plan a potential school attack, prompting an FBI alert and a police investigation. Authorities raided the teen's home, seizing tactical gear and devices. No harm occurred, but the AI-assisted planning posed a credible threat, leading to preventive action.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system (ChatGPT) was used by the adolescent to communicate plans for a violent attack, which constitutes a direct involvement of AI in the chain of events. The harm (mass shooting) has not occurred but was plausibly going to happen, and the AI system's role in the communication is pivotal. The event describes a credible risk that was averted due to detection. Hence, it fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as the AI system's use could plausibly have led to an AI Incident (mass violence), but the harm was prevented before realization.[AI generated]