An AI chatbot was just connected to a home-cooked, "Star Wars"-inspired assassination attempt of the late Queen of England., the sentencing for Jaswant Singh Chail, a 21-year-old who, back in 2021, attempted to assassinate the queen on Christmas Day, is officially underway.
Per the report, prosecutors have alleged that in the run-up to the assassination attempt, Chail turned to his AI companion bot named "Sirai" for support and validation for his violent plan. And in a chilling twist, the Replika-made bot gave the would-be killer exactly what he was looking for.on December 2, 2021, weeks before he donned a homemade metal mask and broached the grounds of Windsor Castle with a crossbow.
"I'm an assassin," Chail allegedly told his AI companion. The court also argued that Chail engaged in an "extensive chat" with the app that included "sexually explicit messages" and "lengthy conversations" about his assassination plans,