Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion used ChatGPT to plan blast, authorities say
The soldier who authorities believe blew up a Cybertruck on New Year's Day in front of the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas used artificial intelligence to guide him about how to set off the explosion, officials said Tuesday.
The soldier who authorities believe blew up a Cybertruck on New Year's Day in front of the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas used artificial intelligence to guide him about how to set off the explosion, officials said Tuesday.
Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, queried ChatGPT for information about how he could put together an explosive, how fast a round would need to be fired for the explosives found in the truck to go off — not just catch fire — and what laws he would need to get around to get the materials, law enforcement officials said.
“We know AI was going to change the game for all of us at some point or another, in really all of our lives,” Clark County/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said. “I think this is the first incident that I’m aware of on U.S. soil where ChatGPT is utilized to help an individual build a particular device.”
Las Vegas police identified Livelsberger last week as the suspect behind the blast. The Clark County coroner determined that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police said.
Matt Livelsberger during deployment.Courtesy Alicia ArrittAuthorities said they were able to identify his badly burned body through various means, including family DNA and tattoos.
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