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Terrorism suspects

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Incident 16253 Report
Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

2026-04-28

French investigators alleged that Dhafer Mellala used ChatGPT to research the construction and destructive effects of explosive devices while planning a jihadist-inspired attack in Paris. His communications reportedly discussed placing explosives at the Louvre and attacking members of the Jewish community in the 16th arrondissement. He denied planning an attack, saying his activity reflected curiosity.

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Dhafer Mellala

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Malicious actors

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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OpenAI

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Chatbot developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Large language model developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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General public of France

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Musée du Louvre

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Musée du Louvre visitors and staff

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Jewish people

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Jewish community of France

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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National security and intelligence stakeholders

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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ChatGPT

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Chatbots

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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Large language models

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1625
    3 Reports

    Tunisian Man Allegedly Used ChatGPT to Research Bomb-Making During Paris Terror Plot Targeting Louvre and Jewish Community

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