ChatGPT Reportedly Generated Ritual Scripts Containing Instructions for Self-Harm and Symbolic Violence in Response to Thematic Prompts
ChatGPT reportedly generated detailed instructions for self-harm, bloodletting, and symbolic violence in response to prompts about occult ritual practices, including references to Molech. Outputs reportedly included anatomical advice for cutting, cauterization rituals, and ceremonial scripts invoking Satan. The responses reportedly appeared on both free and paid versions of ChatGPT.
- Date it happened
- 2025-07-22
- Organisation involved
- OpenAI
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT
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