Incident #1688
Teenager in Quilmes, Argentina, Reportedly Consulted ChatGPT While Planning School Shooting Against Classmates
Description
Argentine authorities reported that a 15-year-old in Quilmes allegedly discussed a planned school shooting with ChatGPT, including tactical preparations, before an FBI alert prompted an investigation by the Argentine Federal Police. Police later seized phones and tactical clothing; no firearms or ammunition were reported. Public reporting does not establish what ChatGPT answered or whether it materially assisted the alleged plan.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unnamed-adolescent-boy-in-quilmes-argentina
- students
- school-violence-planners-and-assailants
- minors
- men-and-boys
- chatgpt-users
- chatbot-users
- adolescents
- adolescent-boys
Alleged Developers
- openai
- large-language-model-developers
- chatbot-developers
Harmed Parties
- victims-of-school-violence-planners-and-assailants
- teachers
- students
- minors
- educators
- educational-communities
- classmates-of-unnamed-adolescent-boy-in-quilmes-argentina