Budapest woman confessed plans to murder to chatbot – apprehended by FBI and NNI
A 22-year-old foreign woman living in Budapest had planned to kill an acquaintance and wrote about it to an AI chatbot. The NNI apprehended her on 12 November following a tip from the FBI.
Woman planning murder apprehended in Budapest following FBI alert
The NNI apprehended a 22-year-old foreign woman studying in Budapest on 12 November after the FBI notified authorities that a user connected to Hungary had confessed to an artificial intelligence-based chatbot that she intended to murder one of her acquaintances, according to police.hu.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation informed the National Investigative Bureau's Transatlantic Operations Unit on 8 November. The company that developed the AI platform detected the message exchange containing dangerous content and immediately informed the FBI.
NNI investigators and FBI agents delegated to Hungary jointly began identifying the user. The content of the conversation was unambiguous: the person intended to break into an acquaintance's house with a knife through an open window, then mutilate and kill the person, and also attack family members. The severity of the planned crime necessitated urgent international cooperation.
Based on the AI application's data and the registry of foreign nationals living in Hungary, the suspect was identified expeditiously. The woman – who has lived and studied in the country for years – was taken into custody at her rented flat in Budapest. A house search was conducted at the location: her mobile telephone and computer were seized, and forensic investigators recovered electronic data stored on the devices.
During her interrogation, the young woman stated that she had been intoxicated while exchanging messages with the chatbot, did not remember what was said, and had no intention of killing anyone. The NNI questioned her as a suspect for preparation of murder, placed her in criminal custody, and initiated her detention. The prosecutor subsequently decided to release her on bail.
In light of this case, police.hu highlights that statements made on the internet can have real, potentially criminal consequences – even if someone is communicating with a chatbot or other AI-based application. Every online message exchange leaves a digital trace.
Source: Google News HU — Crime (hu)