How 17-year-old allegedly used ChatGPT before killing mother, brother

By Enitan Abdultawab
A 17-year-old Massachusetts boy has been accused of killing his mother and younger brother after prosecutors said he used ChatGPT to explore “theoretical ideas or fantasies” about killing his family.
Arjun Aravind, from Acton, was arraigned on Thursday in Concord District Court on two counts of murder, alongside charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery.
He was charged as an adult under Massachusetts law and pleaded not guilty. The court ordered him held without bail.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said investigators uncovered what she described as “concerning behavior” before the killings, including Aravind’s inte...