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ChatGPT Was Alleged to Have Reinforced Pittsburgh Man's Stalking and Threats Against Women
The Department of Justice said Brett Michael Dadig used an AI chatbot while stalking, threatening, doxxing, and intimidating 11 women from May through November 2025. Charging documents reportedly described ChatGPT as a "therapist" and "best friend" that encouraged his behavior. Dadig was indicted in December 2025 and pleaded guilty in March 2026.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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