The American veteran who committed suicide in a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas used the ChatGPT conversational robot to prepare the explosion of his vehicle.
A new element for investigators. The American veteran who killed himself in the Tesla Cybertruck which exploded on Wednesday January 1 in front of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used ChatGPT to prepare the destruction of his vehicle, reports the American press agency AP.
According to Las Vegas police, the veteran, found dead of a gunshot to the head, questioned the generative AI robot to learn about explosive targets, the speed of movement of certain munitions and the legality of fires. fireworks in Arizona.
“This is the first incident that I am aware of on American soil where ChatGPT is being used to help an individual build a particular device,” said Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill, calling the use of ‘AI of “game changer”.
OpenAI defends itself
In a press release cited by AP, ChatGPT’s parent company, OpenAI, assures that it is committed to ensuring that its tools are used “responsibly” and that they are designed to refuse dangerous instructions.
“In this case, ChatGPT responded with information already publicly available on the Internet and provided warnings against harmful or illegal activities,” OpenAI said, promising to “collaborate with law enforcement.”
Images posted on social networks showed a gray Cybertruck electric vehicle, parked in front of the entrance to the hotel where the name “Trump” is displayed in large format, explode in a huge cloud of smoke and fireworks. The explosion also caused seven minor injuries.
The vehicle was loaded with 27 kg of pyrotechnic material and 32 kg of shot, but investigators still do not know exactly what triggered the explosion. They said Tuesday it could be the spark from the gun Matthew Livelsberger used to shoot himself in the head.
Friday, January 3, investigators indicated that the Afghanistan veteran suffered from “post-traumatic stress” and that he died in a “tragic case of suicide.” According to them, Matthew Livelsberger “had no animosity towards the president” newly elected. On the contrary, he called on Americans to “rally around” Donald Trump and Elon Musk, boss of Tesla, in a note found by investigators.
