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Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community
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In brief
An AI system built by Openai, Large Language Model Developers and 1 other and deployed by Terrorism Suspects, Malicious Actors and 1 other allegedly harmed National Security And Intelligence Stakeholders, Musee Du Louvre Visitors And Staff and 5 others.
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- Not classified
- Occurred
- Coverage
- 3 reports
What happened
French investigators alleged that Tunisian national Dhafer Mellala used ChatGPT to research the construction and destructive effects of explosive devices while planning a jihadist-inspired attack in Paris. His communications reportedly discussed placing explosives at the Louvre and attacking members of the Jewish community in the 16th arrondissement. He denied planning an attack, saying his activity reflected curiosity.
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News reports (3)
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Terrorism Suspects, Malicious Actors, Dhafer Mellala
- Alleged developer
- Openai, Large Language Model Developers, Chatbot Developers
- Alleged harmed party
- National Security And Intelligence Stakeholders, Musee Du Louvre Visitors And Staff, Musee Du Louvre, Jewish People, Jewish Community Of France, General Public Of France, General Public
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Source record: incident #1625 on the AI Incident Database · all 3 reports