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incidents/AIR-2024-0012

Singapore Teen Used AI Chatbot to Generate Terrorist Pledge

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationAI-assisted intrusion

A terrorism suspect in Singapore utilized an AI chatbot to draft an Islamic State allegiance pledge and call for violence prior to his arrest. Authorities intervened before the planned stabbing attack could occur.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • AI-assisted intrusion
    Threat actors using AI tooling in reconnaissance, exploitation, lateral movement or operations.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
no technique for these categories
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
products
Unspecified AI Chatbot
incident date
1 Aug 2024
first reported
1 Aug 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.80 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
terrorism · propaganda · chatbot
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-08-01
    Singapore Teen in Foiled Stabbing Plot Reportedly Used AI Chatbot to Generate Islamic State Pledge and Call for Violence
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1738

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