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Religious communities

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 17362 Report
Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

2025-03-01

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.

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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 13551 Report
Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

2026-01-05

Religious communities in the U.S. and abroad reported the circulation of purportedly AI-generated videos and cloned audio impersonating pastors and church leaders, including Father Mike Schmitz, to solicit donations and spread incendiary sermons. The impersonations reportedly leveraged synthetic voice and likeness tools and were distributed via platforms such as TikTok, Facebook, and messaging apps. Some content remained unlabeled as AI-generated and was treated as authentic by viewers.

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Other entities that are related to the same incident. For example, if the developer of an incident is this entity but the deployer is another entity, they are marked as related entities.
 

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Scammers impersonating religious figures

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Synthetic audio generation technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Mike Schmitz

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Religious leaders

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Religious institutions

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Churches

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Congregants

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Entity

Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Entity

TikTok

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Facebook

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Instagram

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Social media platforms

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Messaging apps

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Synthetic audio generation technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1355
    1 Report

    Reported AI Impersonations of Pastors Used in Online Donation and Influence Scams

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Terrorism suspects

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Men and boys

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

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Malicious actors

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

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Far-right extremists

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

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Extremists

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Chatbot users

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Entity

Boys

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

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Adolescents

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

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Adolescent boys

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

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Large language model developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Chatbot developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Muslims

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Entity

General public of Singapore

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

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Large language models

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Chatbots

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1736
    2 Reports

    Far-Right Teen in Singapore Reportedly Queried AI Chatbot About Ammunition While Planning Mosque Attacks

  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Entity

ISIS supporters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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ChatGPT users

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Entity

OpenAI

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Shia Muslims

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Imam Ali Islamic Center (Vienna, Austria)

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Government of Israel

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Embassy of Israel in Austria

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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Diplomats

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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ChatGPT

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1739
    2 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

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