Darren Zhou, a 25-year-old financial analyst at Goldman Sachs, was sentenced to eight years of probation for communicating plans to kidnap, rape, and kill his ex-girlfriend to ChatGPT. His arrest followed reports made to the FBI by the AI company regarding his messages over several months.

In the case of US v. Heppner, the court ruled that communications involving AI chat tools do not qualify for attorney-client privilege. This decision establishes that interactions with AI systems can be subject to disclosure in legal proceedings.