Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder.

November 5, 2026 n Ashley Belangern

Summary

A North Carolina woman faces charges of attempted murder and food contamination after allegedly using ChatGPT to create a poisoning scheme against her husband. Legal filings state the artificial intelligence tool contributed to her delusions regarding a potential divorce. A grand jury formally indicted the individual following the investigation.

ChatGPT allegedly helped a North Carolina woman, Cheryl Gates, craft a “personalized plan” to poison her husband, James, after fueling her delusions that he planned to divorce her and leave her with nothing. A grand jury indicted Cheryl Gates on charges of attempted first-degree murder and food contamination in October. About a week prior, the accusations that ChatGPT was a…

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