Government of Israel
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Incident 17392 Report
18-Year-Old Islamic State Supporter in Vienna, Austria, Reportedly Sought and Received Explosives Advice From ChatGPT Amid Disputed Embassy and Mosque Attack Allegations
2025-04-09
An 18-year-old Islamic State supporter in Vienna, Austria, reportedly sought and received explosives advice from ChatGPT amid allegations of plans to attack the Israeli embassy and a Shiite Islamic center. He was convicted of terrorist association, threats, and coercion. The court acquitted him of terrorist training and instruction charges and found no evidence of preparations for a specific crime.
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Incident 36810 Report
Facial Recognition Smart Phone App 'Blue Wolf' Reportedly Monitored Palestinians in the West Bank
2016-06-01
A surveillance program involving facial recognition and algorithmic recommendations, Blue Wolf, was reportedly deployed by the Israeli military to monitor Palestinians in the West Bank.
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Purported Hanover Institute for Public Policy Reportedly Targeted Chatbot Responses in Israeli Government-Backed Influence Campaign
2026-08-14
An Israeli government-backed communications campaign reportedly operated a website presenting itself as the Hanover Institute for Public Policy, despite reporting finding no corresponding established think tank. The site published material designed for chatbot retrieval, and testing found ChatGPT and Perplexity citing Hanover content in neutral queries.
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OpenAI
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 17392 Reports
18-Year-Old Islamic State Supporter in Vienna, Austria, Reportedly Sought and Received Explosives Advice From ChatGPT Amid Disputed Embassy and Mosque Attack Allegations
- Incident 16592 Reports
Purported Hanover Institute for Public Policy Reportedly Targeted Chatbot Responses in Israeli Government-Backed Influence Campaign
Large language model developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 17392 Reports
18-Year-Old Islamic State Supporter in Vienna, Austria, Reportedly Sought and Received Explosives Advice From ChatGPT Amid Disputed Embassy and Mosque Attack Allegations
- Incident 16592 Reports
Purported Hanover Institute for Public Policy Reportedly Targeted Chatbot Responses in Israeli Government-Backed Influence Campaign
Chatbot developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 17392 Reports
18-Year-Old Islamic State Supporter in Vienna, Austria, Reportedly Sought and Received Explosives Advice From ChatGPT Amid Disputed Embassy and Mosque Attack Allegations
- Incident 16592 Reports
Purported Hanover Institute for Public Policy Reportedly Targeted Chatbot Responses in Israeli Government-Backed Influence Campaign
Large language models
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 17392 Reports
18-Year-Old Islamic State Supporter in Vienna, Austria, Reportedly Sought and Received Explosives Advice From ChatGPT Amid Disputed Embassy and Mosque Attack Allegations
- Incident 16592 Reports
Purported Hanover Institute for Public Policy Reportedly Targeted Chatbot Responses in Israeli Government-Backed Influence Campaign
ChatGPT
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 17392 Reports
18-Year-Old Islamic State Supporter in Vienna, Austria, Reportedly Sought and Received Explosives Advice From ChatGPT Amid Disputed Embassy and Mosque Attack Allegations
- Incident 16592 Reports
Purported Hanover Institute for Public Policy Reportedly Targeted Chatbot Responses in Israeli Government-Backed Influence Campaign
Chatbots
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 17392 Reports
18-Year-Old Islamic State Supporter in Vienna, Austria, Reportedly Sought and Received Explosives Advice From ChatGPT Amid Disputed Embassy and Mosque Attack Allegations
- Incident 16592 Reports
Purported Hanover Institute for Public Policy Reportedly Targeted Chatbot Responses in Israeli Government-Backed Influence Campaign