'Concerning': Officials say Vegas Cybertruck bomber used ChatGPT to help build device
A bizarre new detail has emerged about Matthew Livelsberger, the deceased Army Green Beret who is believed to have staged the Cybertruck bombing outside of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, according to The Associated Press.
Specifically, he may have turned to the artificial intelligence model ChatGPT as an accomplice to tell him how to set up his plan.
Livelsberger, who was described by his surviving relatives as a "Rambo" type figure who "loved Trump" and considered himself deeply patriotic, proclaimed in a manifesto he left behind that his actions should not be viewed as a terrorist attack, but as a wake-up call to the weakness of our government, and that it was not his intention to kill anyone. He may have also been suffering from mental illness related to his service.
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Seven people were injured in the blast. Authorities found Livelsberger dead in the vehicle of a gunshot wound that may have killed him before the explosion.
According to the AP report, "An investigation of Livelsberger’s searches through ChatGPT indicate he was looking for information on explosive targets, the speed at which certain rounds of ammunition would travel and whether fireworks were legal in Arizona. Kevin McMahill, sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, called the use of generative AI a 'game-changer' and said the department was sharing information with other law enforcement agencies."
“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,” McMahill continued. “It’s a concerning moment.”
In general, ChatGPT is supposed to be programmed to not assist in acts of violence; however, people who have used the service have said there are limitations to this restriction and ways around it.