wire / 2026-10-15-3d9a
OpenAI Alerts Authorities to Violent Threats Against President Lula via ChatGPT
At least two people typed their threats to the president into a service that keeps logs. Investigators appreciated the paperwork.
The facts
OpenAI reported to Brazil's Federal Police and electoral authorities that at least two ChatGPT users expressed violent threats and intentions to harm President Lula. The company shared chat logs and closed accounts, prompting potential criminal investigations. The AI system was directly used to articulate and document these threats.