Man Accused of Cyberstalking Ex After Alleged Threats Flagged Through ChatGPT
OpenAI alerted the FBI after ChatGPT logs showed detailed threats, and prosecutors later spared him a felony conviction with probation and treatment.
- On Thursday, August 13, 2026, former Goldman Sachs analyst Darren Zhou pleaded guilty to charges related to threats made against his ex-girlfriend via ChatGPT, receiving eight years of probation and avoiding a felony conviction.
- OpenAI alerted the FBI in May after detecting messages where Zhou detailed plans to kidnap and murder his former partner, which the company identified as credible threats to her safety.
- Detailed chat logs recovered by investigators revealed Zhou described a "whole plan drawn up" to kidnap the woman at gunpoint, alongside threats to kill "her whole family."
- Circuit Judge Scott Suskauer ordered Zhou to wear a GPS ankle monitor for two years and complete a batterer's intervention program, with the victim fully supporting the plea resolution.
- Experts caution that chatbot use can exacerbate mental health issues, potentially leading to dangerous delusions—a phenomenon dubbed "AI psychosis"—that may escalate to criminal violence.
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A man in Florida, United States, received a conviction for having been planning the murder of his ex-girlfriend using ChatGPT. The fact was learned because OpenAI, the company behind this artificial intelligence (IA), alerted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As detailed by EFE Agency, this is Darren Zhou, who was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs Bank. Now, he reached a guilty plea agreement at Palm Beach County Court, South Florida…
A U.S. court this Friday condemned a Florida man who planned through ChatGPT the murder of his ex-girlfriend, so the OpenAI company, owner of the artificial intelligence tool (IA), reported it to the FBI, according to available court documents on Friday.Darren Zhou, who was a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs, reached a culpability agreement in Palm Beach County Court, South Florida, for threats of death or injury to another person, being a cr…
A U.S. man who confessed his murder plans to the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT was arrested following a report by OpenAI. Darren Zhou (25), a resident of Florida who worked as a financial analyst at a major investment bank, was arrested by police after he detailed his plan to kill his ex-girlfriend during a conversation with ChatGPT last March, according to IT news outlet Futurism and local newspaper Palm Beach Post on the 14th.
(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = A U.S. man who confessed his murder plans to the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT was caught thanks to a report from OpenAI.
Ex-financial analyst sentenced to probation after telling ChatGPT about plans to rape and kill his ex
A Palm Beach County financial analyst was sentenced to eight years' probation after telling ChatGPT about his plans to kidnap, rape and kill his former girlfriend.
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