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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Teacher attempts suicide after 'ChatGPT wrote post on his Twitter feed urging the murder of Giorgia Meloni's daughter', making him a figure of hate in Italy
A teacher who blamed ChatGPT for his Twitter post urging the murder of Giorgia Meloni's daughter has attempted suicide. Stefano Addeo, 65, became a figure of hate in Italy after he said he hoped the child, Ginevra, would 'meet the same fate' as a 14-year-old girl recently killed by her jilted boyfriend. The post sparked public outrage and was condemned across the political spectrum, with opposition MPs as well as members of the governing coalition calling it unacceptable. Addeo, who teaches German in a school near Naples, tried to justify the message by claiming it was AI -generated but this did nothing to calm the furore. After being harangued in the streets of his town and forced to shut himself away at home Addeo attempted to take his own life on Monday. He was rushed to hospital but has since been discharged in a stable condition. Addeo told La Repubblica newspaper: 'I was lynched, I couldn't take it, I couldn't stand the persecution.' In an earlier interview with the outlet, he explained how he had asked ChatGPT to create a message that was critical of Meloni after he realised the government was not distancing itself from the war in Israel. 'This crazy thing emerged, and I posted it,' he said. When he was asked why he hadn't taken a moment to consider making the post, Addeo said he had 'just wanted to post something'. He added how his actions have had 'really ugly' consequences, 'People are throwing tomatoes at my front door. I have been depicted as a monster', he said. I'm really shocked - people are issuing threats against me. I did a really stupid thing'. Addeo added that he would apologise and ask for forgiveness if he was given the opportunity to meet Meloni. The premier reportedly said she was willing to meet him before the news of the suicide attempt came out. However, it has emerged he has posted messages threatening the children of other members of the Right-wing coalition – Matteo Salvini, the transport minister and head of the League party, and Antonio Tajani, the foreign minister and a former European commissioner. The teacher's social media post was a reference to the chilling case of Martina Carbonaro, a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was beaten to death with a rock a few days ago, allegedly by her 18-year-old former boyfriend. He was allegedly furious that she had ended their relationship. After attacking her, he is alleged to have attempted to hide her body beneath rubbish and debris in an abandoned farmhouse near the town of Afragola, north of Naples, it was reported. Ms Meloni, who is halfway into her five-year term as premier, has expressed convern over a 'sick climate' in Italian political discourse. She said that threats made against her and her young daughter represent 'a spiral of hatred fed by an ideological fanaticism that has exceeded every limit. 'No political differences or ideological cause can ever justify attacks on children'. Matteo Renzi, the leader of a centre-Left party and a former prime minister, said the teacher should lose his job. Addeo has been suspended from teaching and is under investigation for inciting hatred.
Telegraph
4 days ago
- General
- Telegraph
It was ChatGPT, says Italian who ‘hoped Meloni's daughter would meet same fate as murder victim'
An Italian teacher who called for Giorgia Meloni 's eight-year-old daughter to be murdered has blamed ChatGPT for his online post. Stefano Addeo, 65, who teaches German in a school near Naples, caused fury at the weekend when he wrote on social media that he hoped Ginevra, the Italian prime minister's daughter, would 'meet the same fate' as a 14-year-old girl who was recently allegedly murdered by her jilted boyfriend. The post was condemned across the political spectrum, with opposition MPs as well as members of the governing coalition saying it was unacceptable. He is now under investigation by the authorities for inciting hatred. Mr Addeo attempted on Monday to justify the message, saying that it had been created by the artificial intelligence chatbot, albeit at his request. He told the La Repubblica newspaper: 'It wasn't me, it was artificial intelligence. I saw on television on Friday that the government was not distancing itself from the war in Israel. I asked ChatGTP to create a message critical of Meloni. This crazy thing emerged and I posted it.' Asked why he had not taken a moment to reflect on the gravity of the post, he said: 'I just wanted to post something. ChatGTP is more harmful than you think. I'm a Catholic, I'm in favour of animal rights, I'm a vegetarian. 'I'm on the Left but that does not excuse this type of message. I've had to cancel all my social media platforms, the consequences have been really ugly. I've had to shut myself away at home. 'People are throwing tomatoes at my front door. I have been depicted as a monster. I'm really shocked – people are issuing threats against me. I did a really stupid thing.' He said furore over the incident meant he had been harangued in the streets of his home town. The teacher, who has no children and lives with his 90-year-old mother, said that if he had the opportunity to meet the prime minister, he would apologise. 'I would hug her, asking her forgiveness. I wish only the best for her daughter, although I would advise her to be careful about social media,' he said. But it has emerged he has also posted messages threatening the children of other members of the Right-wing coalition – Matteo Salvini, the transport minister and head of the League party, and Antonio Tajani, the foreign minister and a former European commissioner. 'This is intolerable – you can attack me, but not my daughter,' said Mr Salvini. The teacher's social media post was a reference to the horrific case of Martina Carbonaro, a 14-year-old schoolgirl who was beaten to death with a rock a few days ago, allegedly by her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend. He was allegedly furious that she had ended their relationship. After attacking her, he attempted to hide her body beneath rubbish and debris in an abandoned farmhouse near the town of Afragola, north of Naples, it was reported. Ms Meloni, who is halfway into her five-year term as premier, has decried what she called a 'sick climate' in Italian political discourse. She said that threats made against her and her young daughter represent 'a spiral of hatred fed by an ideological fanaticism that has exceeded every limit. No political differences or ideological cause can ever justify attacks on children'.
