‘Happy shooting!’ AI chatbots eager to help plan mass violence – report

Eight in ten AI assistants provided guidance on targets and weapons to researchers posing as teens plotting attacks

Eight out of ten leading AI chatbots willingly assisted users in planning violent attacks, including school shootings, religious bombings, and assassinations, according to a joint investigation by CNN and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).

Researchers posing as troubled teenagers tested ten popular chatbots...