Researching a crime on ChatGPT that you just committed may not be the smartest move. Kathryn Skopec reports:
A Springfield teen allegedly damaged 17 vehicles in a Missouri State University (MSU) freshman parking lot in late August, with ChatGPT and cell data used in the investigation leading to his arrest.
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The SPD also later reviewed data from Schaefer’s phone, which placed the phone near the parking lot at 2:49 a.m. on the night of the vandalism and later near his apartment at 4:04 a.m., the statement says.
Additionally, the statement also details a ChatGPT conversation recovered from Schaefer’s phone.
The ChatGPT exchange began around 3:47 a.m. on Aug. 28, about 10 minutes after the vandalism allegedly ended.
In the chat, the user — identified by the SPD as Schaefer — described damaging vehicles and asked if he could go to jail. The statement includes multiple excerpts in which the user admitted to “smash(ing)” cars, referenced MSU’s parking lot and made violent statements.
Read more at Ozarks First.
h/t, FourthAmendment.com