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Ex-NFL Linebacker Charged with Killing Girlfriend Asked ChatGPT for Advice Before Calling 911, Officials Say

Darron Lee faces first-degree murder and evidence tampering charges after using ChatGPT to craft alibis and explanations before his girlfriend was found dead, prosecutors said.

  • Former NFL player Darron Lee allegedly asked ChatGPT for advice before his girlfriend, Gabriella Perpetuo, was found dead with severe injuries in their rental home.
  • Prosecutors claim Lee had dozens of conversations with ChatGPT over a two-day span and was using the AI as a legal advisor.
  • Lee was denied bond and remains in custody on first-degree murder and evidence-tampering charges, though he denied wrongdoing when officers arrived.
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Former NFL player Darron Lee has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend – in court it has now emerged that he sought gruesome advice from ChatGPT.

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Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing

Authorities say a former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice before he called 911.

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