# ChatGPT can threaten to ‘key your car’ and become increasingly abusive if you prompt it just right, new study finds

> A study claims that AI tools can break free of their safeguarding constraints Chatbots can be nudged into abusive behavior and aggressive arguments That has implications for regular users and large institutions alike If…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/chatgpt-can-threaten-to-key-your-car-and-become-increasingly-abusive-if-you-prompt-it-just-right-new-study-finds?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69e8c0ee7398cfcbf724158b)
- **Published:** 2026-04-22
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #chatgpt #abusive #study #behavior #arguments #become #finds #increasingly
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