# Bad Influence story: Sydney teenager gets community corrections order for planned terror attack

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 20:09. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/0391f957-86a6-4334-9197-3e8b3a380654

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Latest update (11-09 20:09): Sydney teenager sentenced over planned terror attack, after online radicalisation and ChatGPT use

Overview: 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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1. 11-09 20:09 · The Guardian · AI · [Sydney teenager sentenced over planned terror attack, after online radicalisation and ChatGPT use](https://badinfluence.news/items/r0869feadbjdjnnjmqlko93dl)
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