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The Guardian — AI · November 10, 2026 · On the brief until November 24, 2026

Teenager who planned terror attack in Sydney tells court he was radicalised online and used AI to strategise

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Providing target research and security details to an aspiring attacker

An Australian court sentenced a teenager to a community corrections order after he used social media, messaging apps, and ChatGPT to plan a terror attack. The case forces counterterrorism and justice professionals to confront juvenile radicalization facilitated by consumer software.

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Courts and security agencies must weigh rehabilitation against public safety when minors rely on commercial digital tools to organize extremist violence.

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