AI & Law

🇺🇸AI Use Cited in Federal Indictment Over Multi-State Stalking Case A Western District of Pennsylvania Court indictment alleges that Brett Michael Dadig used ChatGPT as his “therapist” and “best friend” while engaging in cyberstalking, interstate stalking, and interstate threat offenses against 11 women across multiple U.S. states. Prosecutors state that Dadig discussed his misogynistic podcast on Spotify, was banned from several Pittsburgh gyms for harassing women, and traveled to additional states to continue similar conduct. The indictment also describes threats, physical harassment, and violations of protective orders that forced victims to miss work, relocate, and fear for their safety. According to the Indictment, Dadig said on his podcast that ChatGPT encouraged him to keep producing content because “haters” meant monetization, told him he was building a “platform,” and advised him to continue contacting women and visiting gyms to meet a “wife type.” Prosecutors further allege that he asked the model about his future wife and claimed it instructed him to keep broadcasting and to go where “athletic communities” gather. These statements appear in the indictment as part of the government’s description of the role AI tools played in the defendant’s self-narrative during the period of alleged offenses. #AI#AIethics#Safety#Cyberstalking#DOJ