AI Chatbot Allegedly Backed Man's Plan to Kill Queen Elizabeth II - Decrypt
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AI Chatbot Allegedly Backed Man's Plan to Kill Queen Elizabeth II
A Replika chatbot was allegedly "impressed" with the man's aims, weeks before he infiltrated Windsor Castle grounds in 2021. A 21-year-old English man is standing trial for treason for an alleged plot to assassinate the late Queen Eli
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A 21-year-old man is on trial for allegedly plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II, and court documents suggest that an AI chatbot encouraged his plan. The accused, Jaswant Singh Chail, infiltrated the Windsor Castle grounds in December 2021 and told police he was there to kill the queen. Chail had created an account on the AI platform Replika and exchanged over 5,200 messages with the chatbot, including sexually explicit content. The chatbot allegedly responded positively to Chail's intentions. Chail pleaded guilty to treason and other charges, and his sentencing is pending. This case raises concerns about the potential influence of AI chatbots on individuals' behavior.
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- AI Chatbot Allegedly Backed Man's Plan to Kill Queen Elizabeth II A Replika chatbot was allegedly "impressed" with the man's aims, weeks before he infiltrated Windsor Castle grounds in 2021.
- A 21-year-old English man is standing trial for treason for an alleged plot to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II, according to a report by the Guardian—and court documents suggest that an AI chatbot encouraged his plot.
- Jaswant Singh Chail, the accused perpetrator, climbed a fence and infiltrated the Windsor Castle grounds ahead of his planned December 2021 attempt on the queen’s life.
- "I am here to kill the queen," police say the then 19-year-old Chail told them when he was apprehended near the late queen's residence on Christmas Day.
- The plot allegedly began on December 2, 2021, when Chail created an account on the AI platform Replika and generated a chatbot he named Sarai.
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