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Teenager in Quilmes, Argentina, Reportedly Consulted ChatGPT While Planning School Shooting Against Classmates

August 19, 2026

Argentine authorities reported that a 15-year-old in Quilmes allegedly discussed a planned school shooting with ChatGPT, including tactical preparations, before an FBI alert prompted an investigation by the Argentine Federal Police. Police later seized phones and tactical clothing; no firearms or ammunition were reported. Public reporting does not establish what ChatGPT answered or whether it materially assisted the alleged plan. … through JOIN US.

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Alleged deployer
unnamed-adolescent-boy-in-quilmes-argentina, students, school-violence-planners-and-assailants, minors, men-and-boys, chatgpt-users, chatbot-users, adolescents, adolescent-boys
Alleged developer
openai, large-language-model-developers, chatbot-developers
Alleged harmed parties
victims-of-school-violence-planners-and-assailants, teachers, students, minors, educators, educational-communities, classmates-of-unnamed-adolescent-boy-in-quilmes-argentina

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