University cops said a Penn State student used an AI text chatbot to write messages that he then sent to a woman. The student was charged with impersonating a public servant on Thursday.

A Penn State police officer wrote in a statement of probable cause that Isaiah H. Goldman, 21, lied about being a university police officer by telling a woman he knew to call him right away and asking her questions that would help the police investigate.

A call left for defense lawyer Phillip O. Robertson on Monday was not answered right away. When the Center Daily Times called, someone on staff said Robertson wasn’t in the office Monday.

Monday, a spokesman for Penn State told the Centre Daily Times that the school is “aware of these serious charges.” Goldman is not allowed on campus or at any university events, classes, or activities.

In an email, the spokesman said, “The Office of Student Accountability and Conflict Response will look into the claims of misconduct and decide what the next steps should be.” “The school can take action against bad behavior by students in addition to or instead of the charges brought by the police.”

The first text message came from Goldman to the woman in February. It said, “Urgent Notice from Penn State Police.” Police wrote that she thought the message might be real because she had been involved in an investigation by university police a week before.

Goldman then told her, “We strongly encourage you to cooperate,” and police wrote that she lied when she said that if she didn’t, she would face consequences from the university, such as “delays in your future graduation.”

Detectives from Penn State police checked Goldman’s phone and said they found that he was writing the messages to the woman using ChatGPT. Investigators said they found photos of what he typed in and how the chatbot answered.

The notice for the misdemeanor charge came out Thursday. Goldman’s first court appearance is set for May 21.