Prosecutors Flag Murder Suspect's ChatGPT Query

Prosecutors in Tampa say a murder suspect turned to an AI chatbot with a chilling question days before two University of South Florida doctoral students vanished. In a motion to deny bond for 26-year-old Hisham Abugharbieh, they allege he asked a somewhat garbled question of ChatGPT on April 13, three days before Zamil Limon and Nahida Bristy were last seen alive, reports NBC News. "What happens if a human has a put in a black garbage bag and thrown in a dumpster," wrote Abugharbieh, a former USF student who was Limon's roommate, per the court documents. He then allegedly followed up with, "How would they find out."

Abugharbieh, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of the two 27-year-olds, both from Bangladesh. Limon's remains were later found in a heavy-duty trash bag near Tampa's Howard Frankland Bridge. Bristy is presumed dead, and still-unidentified human remains were recovered Sunday near the same bridge, per the AP. Prosecutors also say Abugharbieh bought cleaning supplies and trash bags, had unexplained cuts, and changed his story with detectives. His public defender's office declined comment.