{
  "id": 19136,
  "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/massachusetts-teen-killing-chatgpt",
  "title": "Massachusetts teen accused of killing mother and brother used ChatGPT",
  "summary": "District attorney says Arjun Aravind, 17, used internet and AI to search for fantasy stories regarding killing of his family A Massachusetts teenager accused of killing his mother and younger brother is being held without bail as authorities investigate a double-murder case that prosecutors say is connected to his use of ChatGPT. Arjun Aravind, 17, appeared Thursday morning for his arraignment in Concord district court, where a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf to murder and several addi",
  "authors": "Marina Dunbar",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "finance-investment",
  "orgs": "openai",
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-13T21:34:58.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-14T05:10:49.168Z",
  "source_slug": "guardian-ai",
  "source_name": "The Guardian",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.theguardian.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19136",
  "original_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/massachusetts-teen-killing-chatgpt",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}