Incident 1688: Teenager in Quilmes, Argentina, Reportedly Consulted ChatGPT While Planning School Shooting Against Classmates

Description: Argentine authorities reported that a 15-year-old in Quilmes allegedly discussed a planned school shooting with ChatGPT, including tactical preparations, before an FBI alert prompted an investigation by the Argentine Federal Police. Police later seized phones and tactical clothing; no firearms or ammunition were reported. Public reporting does not establish what ChatGPT answered or whether it materially assisted the alleged plan.

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Incident ID
1688
Report Count
4
Incident Date
2026-08-19
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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How the FBI discovered the 15-year-old boy who was using AI to plan a school massacre in Quilmes, and what his plan was.
clarin.com · 2026
AI Translated

Following a disturbing conversation on ChatGPT, which triggered an alert in the United States, the Argentine Federal Police thwarted a 15-year-old boy's plan to attack his school and kill several of his classmates, using artificial intellig…

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A teenager used Artificial Intelligence to plan the murder of his classmates: the FBI was alerted and raided his home in Quilmes.
lanacion.com.ar · 2026
AI Translated

A tip from the FBI's "legal attaché" at the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires triggered an investigation: a 15-year-old boy allegedly used an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model to plan an attack and kill his classmates.

This was reported by poli…

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He planned a school massacre with ChatGPT, the FBI intervened, and he will receive no punishment.
eltrecetv.com.ar · 2026
AI Translated

The 15-year-old boy who had learned through ChatGPT how to organize a massacre at his school in Quilmes has been identified, and his home was raided in search of evidence of his macabre, meticulously planned scheme. artificial intelligence.…

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A teenager used Artificial Intelligence to plan the murder of his classmates: he was detected by the FBI and his home was raided in Quilmes.
clarin.com · 2026
AI Translated

A 15-year-old boy had planned, using Artificial Intelligence, to carry out a shooting at his school in 2027 and kill his classmates. Thanks to a warning from the FBI, the plan was thwarted. His home in Quilmes was raided, items related to t…

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