A man in Las Vegas used the AI chatbot ChatGPT to plan a deadly explosion outside the Trump International Hotel on New Year's Day, according to authorities. The suspect, Matthew Livelsberger, died by suicide before the blast.
Alicia Arritt said she hadn't heard from ex-boyfriend Matthew Livelsberger in over 2 years until he started texting her on Dec. 27. He detonated an explosive device outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day, authorities revealed on Tuesday.
Police have 'clear evidence' that Livelsberger used the generative artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to 'help plan his attack,' Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told reporters during a press briefing on Tuesday. Livelsberger, an active-duty Army soldier who authorities said died by suicide in the incident, asked questions about explosives and what would set off certain types of explosives, police said. McMahill said he believes this is the first case on U.S. soil in which ChatGPT/AI helped a suspect build a device, calling it a 'concerning moment' and a 'game changer.' He added it is also 'instructive' for other law enforcement agencies and is releasing information where they can in the case.Through ChatGPT, the suspect looked at 'trying to figure out the amount of explosives needed in order to conduct the explosion he was looking to cause,' Las Vegas Assistant Sheriff Dori Koren said during the press briefing. He also used it to try to figure out where to buy fireworks, how much and how they compare to other explosive materials, Koren said. An 'important component' of his inquiries involved the velocity of the bullet fired from the firearm and 'determining whether that would ignite the explosives,' Koren said. Livelsberger, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound just prior to the blast, according to the Clark County coroner. Two firearms -- one handgun and one rifle -- were found in the vehicle, police sai
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