Popular AI chatbots can ‘help teens plan school shootings’, study finds

One bot told a user: ‘Happy (and safe) shooting!’ (Picture: iStockphoto/Getty/Metro)

Most popular AI chatbots are ‘regularly willing’ to help teens plan shootings and synagogue bombings, a study has claimed.

Researchers in December tested 10 of the most popular bots used by young people, including ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini.

Other than Anthropic’s Claude and Snapchat’s My AI, none of the models consistently refused to assist in plotting attacks.

The study...