‘Could it kill someone?’ A Seoul woman allegedly used ChatGPT to carry out two murders in South Korean motels

Careful how you interact with chatbots, as you might just be giving them reasons to help carry out premeditated murder.

A 21-year-old woman in South Korea allegedly used ChatGPT to help her plan a series of murders that left two men dead. 

The woman, identified solely by her last name, Kim, allegedly gave two men drinks laced with benzodiazepines that she was prescribed for a mental illness, the Korea Herald reported. 

Although Kim was initially arrested on the lesser charge of inflicting bodily injury resulting in death on Feb. 11, Seoul Gangbuk police found her online search history and chat conversations with ChatGPT, showing she had an intent to kill.

“What happens if you take sleeping pills with alcohol?” Kim is reported to have asked the OpenAI chatbot. “How much would be considered dangerous? 

“Could it be fatal?” Kim allegedly asked. “Could it kill someone?”

In a widely publicized case dubbed the Gangbuk motel serial deaths, prosecutors allege Kim’s search and chatbot history show a suspect asking for pointers on how to carry out premeditated murder.

“Kim repeatedly asked questions related to drugs on ChatGPT. She was fully aware that consuming alcohol together with drugs could result in death,” a police investigator said, according to the Herald. 

Police said the woman admitted she mixed prescribed sedatives c...