ChatGPT helps calculate charge to blow up Tesla near Trump Hotel in Las Vegas

According to police, the suspect used ChatGPT to calculate how many explosives were needed for the blast.

Last week, authorities identified the person found dead inside the Cybertruck as Matthew Livelsberger, 37, an active-duty soldier from Colorado Springs, and stated that he acted alone. The FBI said that the incident was most likely a case of suicide.

The Las Vegas Police Department stated that the Cybertruck explosion was the first incident in the US where ChatGPT was used to create an explosive device.

Critics of artificial intelligence have warned that it can be used for harmful purposes, and the Las Vegas attack could amplify this criticism.

"Of particular note, we also have clear evidence in this case now that the suspect used ChatGPT artificial intelligence to help plan his attack," Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told a press conference.

ChatGPT creator OpenAI said the company was "committed to seeing AI tools used responsibly" and that its "models are 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," the company said in a statement.

The FBI claimed that there was no direct connection between the truck attack in New Orleans, which killed more than 10 people, and the Cybertruck explosion, which resulted in seven people sustaining minor injuries. They added that the suspect did not harbor hostility toward US President-elect Donald Trump and was likely suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

According to the police, Livelsberger's phone contained a six-page manifesto, which authorities are now investigating.