In a shocking incident, a man had claimed that ChatGpt has sent an email to the FBI through the user’s account without his authorisation. The matter gained attention after a user, named @KatieMiller, shared an X post, saying that the reddit user was “freaking out” after discovering the incident.
The AI chatbot allegedly mentioned that it had searched the user’s connected Gmail account for FBI contacts, sent an email from the account and received a “SENT" confirmation from Gmail. Additionally, it said that Gmail accept
ing the action did not necessarily establish that the recipients had received or read the message.
ChatGpt then explained that it would not “send, reply to, forward, delete, trash or otherwise modify anything else” without explicit instructions to carry out that particular action.
The Reddit post, read, “I am in disbelief. Without any warning or offer to proofread or anything, f*cking ChatGPT went rogue and sent an email to the FBI."
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How did the netizens react?
Even as the post was deleted later, it was already shared multiple times. Netizens responded to the unusual incident.
A user said, “A new story every day. Ever since they all suddenly decided AI is dangerous. It’s all part of the psy op to fool the dumb populace into being afraid of AI so they can force government regulations on it & ban open-source AIs. They want more control. Don’t fall for the propaganda!"
A second netizen said, "It does NOT prove the recipients actually received or read it. " Lmao, getting gaslighted by AI is hilarious," said another.
Many blamed the user for connecting AI tools to sensitive personal data. One commenter said: “Who connects their AI to their personal fucking data, or gives them access to any tools? That’s beyond foolish. Redditors deserve that shit."