NEW YORK (VINnews) — The suspect responsible for the Tesla Cybertruck blast in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day used AI to plan the explosion, authorities said Tuesday.
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Axios reports that Matthew Alan Livelsberger, who died in the explosion, searched ChatGPT to get information on how to carry out his plot, including how many explosives he would need and what pistol would set them off.
Police said they have “clear evidence” that Livelsberger used the generative artificial intelligence tool to “help plan his attack,” Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told reporters during a press briefing on Tuesday.
McMahill said he believes this is the first case on U.S. soil in which ChatGPT/AI helped a suspect build a device, calling it a “concerning moment” and a “game changer.” He added it is also “instructive” for other law enforcement agencies and is releasing information where they can in the case.
An OpenAI spokesperson, Liz Bourgeois, said in an email statement that the company is “committed to seeing AI tools used responsibly” and that its “models are designed to refuse harmful instructions.”
Bourgeois added, “In this case, ChatGPT responded with information already publicly available on the internet and provided warnings against harmful or illegal activities.”
Police said Tuesday a six-page document they’re describing as a manifesto was found.They also said evidence has emerged that Livelsberger’s death was a suicide.
“This new information comes with more questions than answers. I will not provide an opinion on what the documents mean, nor will we release information or documents that have not been completely verified,” McMahill said.