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Analyst gets probation after telling ChatGPT about plans to rape and kill his ex
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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.
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- Praise: It's definitely good that he wasn't able to actually go through with that plan, highlighting the potential of AI to intervene.
- Concern: This incident raises sticky implications about AI surveillance; people fear being reported for benign activities due to vague regulations.
- Concern: The lack of regulation in a multi-trillion dollar industry is absolutely baffling and concerning for privacy rights.
- Concern: Typing out a crime plan in a public server and thinking it's confidential shows a shocking level of incompetence.