A Missouri college student has learned the hard way that admitting a vandalism spree to ChatGPT and asking whether he was likely to get caught may not be the best use of AI.
According to court documents [PDF] filed in Greene County, Missouri circuit court, Missouri State University sophomore Ryan Schaefer is suspected of vandalizing 17 vehicles parked in the university’s freshman parking lot in late August. Schaefer allegedly shattered windshields, ripped off wiper blades, dented hoods, and broke off side mirrors during his rampage.
Schaefer probably wouldn’t have gotten away with it, as multiple witnesses identified him as the likely culprit from surveillance footage, and the police had already collected other evidence from his apartment suggesting his involvement. The icing on the cake, however, was evidence the police gathered from his smartphone…