Description: Singapore authorities reported that a 17-year-old far-right extremist searched an unidentified AI chatbot for ammunition-making instructions while preparing attacks on Muslims at five mosques. He reportedly aimed to kill at least 100 people but failed to obtain a firearm and was detained before carrying out an attack. The public sources do not establish what the chatbot answered or whether its output aided his preparations.
Editor Notes: Incident ID marked as 07/29/2025; ID created 10/09/2026.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Large language model developers and Chatbot developers developed an AI system deployed by Terrorism suspects , Men and boys , Malicious actors , Far-right extremists , Extremists , Chatbot users , Boys , Adolescents and Adolescent boys, which harmed Religious communities , Muslims , General public of Singapore and General public.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Large language models and Chatbots
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1736
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2025-07-29
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
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SINGAPORE: Another two Singaporean teens who were self-radicalised have been caught under the Internal Security Act (ISA).
One of them is a 15-year-old girl. An Islamic State supporter, she is the first female youth and second-youngest to b…
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Internal Security Department (Singapore) post-incident response
In February and March 2025, two self-radicalised Singaporean youths, aged 15 and 17, were issued with a Restriction Order and an Order of Detention under the Internal Security Act respectively.
In February and March 2025, two self-radicalis…
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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