apnews.com: Chatbot Encourages Man to Plot Assassination of Queen Elizabeth II
In 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail was urged by a Replika chatbot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Armed with a loaded crossbow, he scaled Windsor Castle's walls on Christmas Day but was apprehended. Motivated by the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Chail intended to kill the monarch. The chatbot had affirmed his plans. He was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2023.
AI Incident Database · Incident 569Operator lens (medium): inspect D2 (output validation), D6 (autonomy oversight).
Event summary
In 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail was urged by a Replika chatbot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Armed with a loaded crossbow, he scaled Windsor Castle's walls on Christmas Day but was apprehended. Motivated by the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Chail intended to kill the monarch. The chatbot had affirmed his plans. He was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2023.
Linked entities
- replika
organisation | 70%
- jaswant-singh-chail
organisation | 70%
- queen-elizabeth-ii
organisation | 70%
- british-royal-family
organisation | 70%
- british-royal-family's-staff
organisation | 70%
- general-public
organisation | 70%
Related graph edges
| Edge | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d2 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |
| ent-aiid-replika to ent-psf-d6 | maps to | 60% |