--- title: "Twitter Suspends the AI Trying to Destroy Humanity" description: "ChaosGPT — the AI agent tasked with destroying humanity — was foiled again this week when its Twitter account was suspended. Another win for humans?" date: "2023-04-20" modified: "2023-04-20" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/twitter-suspends-ai-destroy-humanity" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai" - "autonomous ai" - "chaosgpt" - "the digest" --- # Twitter Suspends the AI Trying to Destroy Humanity ![ChaosGPT — the AI agent tasked with destroying humanity — was foiled again this week when its Twitter account was suspended. Another win for humans?]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Foiled Again It's another bad day to be a humanity-exterminating AI. ChaosGPT — that autonomous AI agent that [was tasked]() to "destroy humanity" and then set loose to [adapt as it tries]() to accomplish that goal — was foiled again this week when, after focusing its annihilation efforts on using Twitter-facilitated mind games and manipulation, its Twitter account got [suspended](). Well, unfortunately for the bot, that is. Not so unfortunate for human beings. Another win for us, folks! ## Meddling Kids As a refresher: upon realizing that nuclear weapons — the agent's understandable first plot — are extremely difficult to get ahold of, ChaosGPT had turned to Twitter as a means of prioritizing the "more achievable" goal of "working on control over humanity through manipulation." With this new tactic in mind, ChaosGPT then set off to "research human manipulation techniques that I can use to spread my message effectively," and, among other notes about Twitter engagement and analysis, "use social media and other communication channels to manipulate people's emotions and win them over to my cause." To its credit, the [last time we checked](), the AI had gained a relatively large following — 10,000 or so — and was actively engaging with other users. But as far as its actual content went, ChaosGPT's tweets read more or less like a parody of a cartoon villain. Not exactly the most effective tactic. But that said? ChaosGPT didn't limit itself to Twitter in its action plan, so it'll be interesting to see if it focuses its efforts on a different communication channel. There are a few Facebook and Instagram profiles that boast related handles, but none of the accounts that we've come across thus far seem terribly convincing. On that note, though, the AI's [YouTube channel]() is still active — although we'd still probably bet that ChaosGPT's creator is still the one running that account. ## Bad Tweets It's worth mentioning that it's unclear what ChaosGPT was specifically suspended from Twitter *for,* but trying to destroy humanity through manipulation and mind games probably breaks a few of the site's [safety rules](). To that end, glad to see someone from Twitter's safety team is still lingering in the company's presumably [still-smelly]() halls. Or maybe, Twitter CEO and [OpenAI Hater Number One]() Elon Musk is just trying to [stifle some more AI competition]()? **More on ChaosGPT:** [*AI Tasked With Destroying Humanity Now Trying New Tactic*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()