In Germany, man sentenced to life for murder he wrote about to ChatGPT in advance

In Bavaria, a court sentenced a 22-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering a colleague. According to the investigation, he attacked a 59-year-old woman right at the workplace. Two employees who tried to intervene also sustained serious injuries.

The most alarming revelation came during the trial: a few days before the tragedy, he was messaging with ChatGPT. In the messages, he described his aggressive thoughts and directly stated his intentions. According to the defendant, the neural network, on the contrary, tried to dissuade him and advised him to seek help. The story has sparked a heated debate: what role can AI play in such situations?