reason.com/volokh/2026/10/08/can-a-chatbot-prompt-be-a-punishable-threat

Can a Chatbot Prompt Be a Punishable Threat?

A Florida woman now faces felony terrorism charges after venting threats against a sheriff's office to an AI chatbot, which flagged the chats to human reviewers who looped in the FBI. The legal catch: prosecutors may struggle to prove she ever expected a human, not just software, to read her words.

— via Volokh Conspiracy (Reason), Eugene Volokh


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