The decorated soldier who detonated a van Tesla Cybertruck in front of Trump International Hotel in vegas used generative artificial intelligence, including ChatGPTto plan the attack, local police reported on Tuesday.
Authorities are still analyzing a computer, a phone and a watch almost a week after Matthew Livelsbergerof 37 yearstook his own life moments before the explosion.
The investigation of the queries made by Livelsberger in ChatGPT reveals that sought information on possible explosive targets, the speed of certain munitions, and the legality of fireworks in Arizona.
Kevin McMahillchief of the Clark County Police Department, called the use of generative artificial intelligence a “game changer” and mentioned that his department was collaborating with other law enforcement agencies by sharing information about the case.
“This is the first incident on US soil that I’m aware of where ChatGPT was used to help a person build a particular device,” he said.
During a press conference lasting approximately half an hour, Las Vegas police and federal law enforcement officials have revealed new details about the New Year’s Day explosion.
Among the information authorities released: Livelsberger stopped during the trip to Las Vegas to pour competition-grade fuel into the Cybertruck, which then leaked the substance. The vehicle had 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of pyrotechnic material on board and officials are still not sure what exactly set off the explosion, but they said it could have been the flash of the firearm Livelsberger used to take his own life. .
Livelsberger, a U.S. Army Green Beret who deployed twice to Afghanistan and lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, left notes saying the explosion was an action intended to be a “wake up call” for the problems plaguing the nation, officials said last week.
According to notes he left on a phone, Livelsberger said he needed “clean” your mind “of the brothers I have lost and to be relieved of the burden of the lives I took.”
The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people, but virtually no damage to the Trump International Hotel. Authorities said Livelsberger acted alone.
Livelsberger’s letters mention political grievances, social problems, and national and international issues, including the war in Ukraine. He wrote that the United States was “terminally ill and headed toward collapse.”
Investigators had been trying to determine whether Livelsberger wanted to make a political point, given the Tesla and the hotel named after the president-elect.
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