In the AI chatbot, he researched explosives and ammunition. It is the first incident that police are aware of on American soil of using CHatGPT to build a device. And it is “worrying”.
The soldier who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used artificial intelligence (AI) to help plan the attack, according to local police.
No chatbot ChatGPT, the former soldier Matthew Livelsberger, 37-year-old (who shot himself after carrying out the attack) will have researched information about explosive targets, the speed at which certain munitions moved and whether fireworks were legal in Arizona.
“This is the first incident I am aware of on American soil where ChatGPT is used to help an individual build a certain device,” he told Kevin McMahillsheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, who called this use of AI “revolutionary“.
“It’s a moment worrying“, he adds.
In a statement that Euronews had access to, OpenAI (owner of ChatGPT) guaranteed that it is using its tools in a “responsible” way and states that they were designed to refuse harmful instructions.
“In this case, ChatGPT responded with information already publicly available on the Internet and provided warnings against harmful or illegal activities. We are working with law enforcement to support their investigation,” the statement writes.
ChatGPT is a tool that is available free of charge to anyone with an Internet connection, and is intended to answer user questions.
The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people, recalls The attacker ended up committing suicide after the incident, but left notes on his cell phone before the explosion, stating that he needed help. “clear” your mind “of the brothers I lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives I took”.
He also wrote that the US was “terminally ill and heading towards collapse.”
