Mom of Auburn college student missing in Japan says they argued over ChatGPT before he disappeared

The mom of the American college student missing in Japan told CBS News the two had an argument over her use of ChatGPT on their vacation before he disappeared. 

James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University engineering student, has been missing since May 29.

Nancy Higginbotham called the use of ChatGPT “a sore subject” between her and her son.

“I was using a little bit too much ChatGPT. Japan is a country that I’ve had a hard time navigating,” she said. “Weston is very anti-AI because you know he’s into sustainability engineering and AI uses a lot of water and is depleting a lot of