A teenager who planned a terror attack in Sydney, Australia, has told a court he was radicalised online and used ChatGPT to help devise his plans, The Guardian reports.

The boy said he was first exposed to extremist material on TikTok, then turned to Telegram and YouTube for bomb-making instructions, according to the newspaper’s report published Nov. 10. He also told the court he used the AI chatbot to strategise.

The supplied report excerpt does not identify the court, specify the planned target or give details of the teenager’s legal proceedings.

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