Description: In Seoul, a woman allegedly used ChatGPT to ask whether mixing sleeping pills or benzodiazepines with alcohol could be fatal before poisoning drinks given to three men. Two men later died in separate motel incidents, and a third survived after losing consciousness. Police reportedly cited her chatbot queries and search history as evidence of intent.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by Kim (suspect in Seoul poisoning case), which harmed Three unnamed men in their 20s in Seoul.
Alleged implicated AI system: ChatGPT
Incident Stats
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Malicious Actors & Misuse
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
Human
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional
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Careful how you interact with chatbots, as you might just be giving them reasons to help carry out premeditated murder.
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Variants
A "variant" is an AI incident similar to a known case—it has the same causes, harms, and AI system. Instead of listing it separately, we group it under the first reported incident. Unlike other incidents, variants do not need to have been reported outside the AIID. Learn more from the research paper.
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