Stalker used ChatGPT as 'therapist' while terrorizing 11 women across five states: feds
Technology,Culture,ChatGPT,OpenAI,Mental Health,Criminal Justice,Pennsylvania,Social Media,Crime,Artificial Intelligence
A Pittsburgh man who violently stalked at least 11 women across more than five states used ChatGPT as a "therapist" and "best friend" who encouraged him to continue terrorizing his victims, federal prosecutors alleged.
Brett Michael Dadig, 31, a social media influencer who billed himself as "God's assassin" and threatened to strangle people with his bare hands, faces decades behind bars after he was charged with several counts of interstate stalking and making threats, according to an indictment filed Tuesday in Pittsburgh federal court...
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