Sydney man allegedly threatens to carry out mass shooting at childcare centre during conversation with AI chatbot

19 Oct 2026, 1:54 pm SGT

David Lan Thackray, 29, has been charged after he allegedly threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a Sydney childcare centre during a conversation with Claude.

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