Sydney teenager gets community corrections order for planned terror attack
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The New South Wales Supreme Court sentenced a 16-year-old, who pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist attack in Sydney in 2024, to a three-year community corrections order instead of jail.
The teenager told the court he was radicalised online, beginning with extremist material he saw on TikTok, and said he used ChatGPT to research security at the Sydney Opera House.
OpenAI, Telegram and YouTube were approached for comment. TikTok declined to comment.
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- The Guardian · AINewsSydney teenager sentenced over planned terror attack, after online radicalisation and ChatGPT use
AIA 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to planning a terrorist attack in Sydney in 2024 avoided jail, with the New South Wales Supreme Court ordering a three-year community corrections order. He told the court he was radicalised online after first seeing extremist material on TikTok, and used ChatGPT to research security at the Sydney Opera House. OpenAI, Telegram and YouTube were approached for comment; TikTok declined.
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