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13-year-old arrested after asking asked ChatGPT how to kill friend
- Police in Deland, Florida, arrested a 13-year-old on October 6, 2025, after he asked ChatGPT how to kill his friend at Southwestern Middle School.
- The incident followed the Gaggle monitoring system flagging the student's question on a school-issued device and immediately alerting law enforcement.
- Officers confronted the teen at school, who stated to police that he was "just trolling" his friend and did not intend real harm.
- The local sheriff's office warned parents to discuss technology risks with children, adding, "please talk to your kids so they don't make the same mistake."
- The case highlights growing tensions over monitoring technology like Gaggle, with critics noting privacy concerns and reports of frequent false alarms in schools.
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der Standard DEAlthough the boy claimed not to have meant the request seriously, the surveillance system of his school had already broken
·Vienna, Austria
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13-year-old US student arrested after asking ChatGPT ‘how to kill my friend’ in school
A 13-year-old student at Southwestern Middle School in Florida was arrested after allegedly asking ChatGPT “how to kill my friend” on a school device, triggering a police response. The message was flagged by the AI-monitoring system Gaggle, prompting immediate action by school authorities and law enforcement.
·Mumbai, India
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A 13-year-old student will have asked ChatGPT “how to kill my friend in school”, strengthening the concerns about which children and adolescents can do with access to this and other...
·Portugal
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