back decorated soldier tesla cybertruck bombing Artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT was used to plan the New Year's Day attack outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas last week, law enforcement said Tuesday.
U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sgt. Matthew Livelsberger Attention was paid to how much explosives he would need, where to buy fireworks and how to purchase a phone without giving out identifying information, Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said during a news conference. McMahill called the use of generative AI a “game changer”.
“We knew that AI was really going to change the game at some point throughout our lives,” McMahill said. “This is the first incident that I know of on US soil where ChatGPT is used to help someone build a particular device.”
A spokesperson for ChatGPIT developer OpenAI told CBS News that the company is committed to using artificial intelligence responsibly.
An OpenAI spokesperson said, “Our models are designed to reject harmful instructions and reduce harmful content. In this case, ChatGPT responded with information already publicly available on the Internet and identified harmful or Warned against illegal activities.” “We are working with law enforcement to assist in their investigation.”
Las Vegas law enforcement officials and an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shared other new details during a Tuesday press conference, including new information on the motive explosionPolice shared video of Livelsberger pouring racing fuel on the Cybertruck.
“You will see a trail of fluid coming out of the back of the vehicle,” said Las Vegas Assistant Sheriff Dory Coren.
Officials are still working to determine what exactly caused the explosion, but said it may have been a muzzle flash. The firearm used by Livelsberger To fatally shoot himself.
Koren said a review of a note on Livelsberger's phone showed that Livelsberger believed people were stalking him. The note, titled “Surveillance” or “Surveillance”, was a journal of activities. It included details of Livelsberger's activities before the bombing, including the purchase of guns and taking the Cybertruck as a rental.
The logs revealed that Livelsberger had considered carrying out his plot on the Glass Skywalk of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Koren said investigators do not know when or why Leavelsberger changed his plans.
Las Vegas police also said they found a six-page document that they were reviewing with the assistance of the Pentagon. Officials said some of the material in the document may be classified.
McMahill said investigators still need to recover information from a laptop, a mobile phone and a smartwatch.
Last week, the FBI said investigators had determined the bombing was probably suicide. The FBI said that information uncovered by federal investigators and the military showed that Livelsberger likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as family issues and personal grievances, which may have contributed to his actions. An Army spokesperson confirmed in a statement to CBS News that Leavelsbarger had received counseling through the force and the Family Protection Program.
Leavelsberger had no criminal history. McMahill said he was not on the radar of the FBI or the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department before the explosion. Officials had previously said that Leavelsberger had no animosity toward President-elect Donald Trump.