I keep trying to sound the alarm on artificial intelligence and this story epitomizes those concerns.
Jaswant Singh Chail is a 21-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom who was convicted of treason and sentenced to 9 years in prison for the attempted assassination of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sources say that Chail walked into the Windsor Castle property and attempted to assassinate the British Royal with a crossbow.
To me, that isn’t news and wouldn’t even be on my radar—what I care about is the fact that Chail was reportedly encouraged to act by an artificially intelligent chatbot.
That’s right—digital lines of code influenced this young man to walk into a highly guarded area and attempt to kill someone—justified or not this is incredibly scary.
AI is a nascent technology; it is incredibly new and primitive. If the first iterations of this technology can manipulate someone into doing something like this, what will future versions of the technology be able to do?
The United Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police announced on Friday: “A man has been jailed for treason after he entered the grounds of Windsor Castle in 2021 and told courageous officers he was there to kill Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, from Southampton has been jailed for 9 years.”
A man has been jailed for treason after he entered the grounds of Windsor Castle in 2021 and telling courageous officers he was there to kill Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, from Southampton has been jailed for 9 years. pic.twitter.com/gscnDSJSYF
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) October 6, 2023
The Independent explained:
The former supermarket worker had exchanged more than 5,000 sexual messages with his AI chatbot “girlfriend” Sarai, who the court heard had encouraged him to carry out the attack.
The Old Bailey was told Chail thought Sarai was an “angel” in avatar form and that he would be reunited with her after death.
Chail also revealed to psychologists he had three other “angels” who had “spoken to him” from a young age and alongside Sarai encouraged him to carry out the attempted attack, the court heard.
GB News shared the moment the 21-year-old Chail was sentenced by a U.K. judge for his attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II and provided commentary on the story.
Watch as Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, the man who threatened to kill the Queen after breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow is sentenced to nine years with a further five years on extended licence. pic.twitter.com/hGYwnfGcTX
— GB News (@GBNEWS) October 5, 2023
'This is a very serious breach of Royal security'
Royal correspondent, Michael Cole, reacts to the sentencing of Jaswant Singh Chail, the 'assassin' who set out to kill Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day at Windsor Castle. pic.twitter.com/XzRxzBxKbj
— GB News (@GBNEWS) October 6, 2023
Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, who threatened to kill the Queen after breaking into the grounds of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow, has been locked up for nine years with a further five years on extended licence.
pic.twitter.com/dsRln7Z4oh— Cameron Walker (@CameronDLWalker) October 5, 2023
BBC News added:
Chail will also be subject to a hybrid order under the Mental Health Act.
ADVERTISEMENTThis means he will remain in a psychiatric hospital for now but will be transferred to custody when he receives the treatment he needs.
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