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ChatGPT Was Allegedly Consulted About Attack Options Before Teen Attempted to Stab Officer at Tira, Israel, Police Station

AI Incident Database · article · May 21, 2025 · UTC

A 16-year-old from Tira, Israel, allegedly entered the city's police station with a knife and attempted to stab a Border Police officer. Prosecutors reportedly alleged that before the attack he had consulted ChatGPT about possible attacks and courses of action. He was charged in juvenile court with attempted aggravated assault as an act of terror. Public reporting does not establish what responses ChatGPT provided or whether they materially assisted the attempted attack.

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incident-report
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reported
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Global

Reported occurrence date: 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence & attribution

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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