AI models can be informative and genuinely helpful, but as any powerful tool, they can be used for evil purposes as well. A young South Korean woman stands accused of using ChatGPT to find out the effects of mixing alcohol with powerful psychiatric drugs, and then proceeding to mix lethal doses in the drinks of at least three men, resulting in two deaths.
The suspect, known only as Kim, was initially arrested on 11 February on the lesser charge of inflicting bodily injury resulting in death, after CCTV footage showed her walking into hotels in Seoul’s Gangbuk-gu district with two different men, and walking out by herself. The victims were later found dead in their rooms, with high doses of sedatives in their systems.
The first alleged attack took place on 28 January, when Kim was seen walking into a hotel with a man in his 20s, and leaving by herself two hours later. The second attack took place on February 9th, when she checked into another hotel with yet another young man. Both victims were found dead.
Kim allegedly admitted to mixing prescribed sedatives containing benzodiazepines into the drinks of the two victims, but claimed she didn’t know it would kill them. However, police found evidence that she acted with the clear intent of ending the two men’s lives.
After checking the 21-year-old woman’s phone, investigators found that she had asked ChatGPT questions like “What happens if you take sleeping pills with alcohol?”, “How many do you need to take for it to be dangerous?”, and “Could it kill someone?”, and used the answers to plan the murders.
Police also learned that Kim’s first attempt occurred in December of last year, when she spiked her then-boyfriend’s drink in a cafe parking lot in Namyangju, causing them to lose consciousness. Evidence shows that the young woman used this as an experiment and doubled the doses of benzodiazepines in her following attempts, suggesting that she was trying to kill her victims.
Kim’s case went viral on social media, with most people condemning her actions. However, everything changed when someone leaked photos of the young woman via a social media account. Her attractiveness seemed to bewitch many of her former critics, with some even suggesting that she should receive preferential treatment because of her looks, and others admitting that they would go out for a drink with her as well.
