The Green Beret who blew up a Cybertruck in Las Vegas, hurting seven people, asked an AI chatbot questions to help plan the attack, according to the Associated Press. Police in Las Vegas said that Matthew Livelsberger’s activity on ChatGPT, an AI service which instantly outputs answers in fluent English to queries from users, revealed that he was inquiring about explosive targets, the travel speed of different types of ammunition, and whether fireworks were legal in Arizona, the AP reported. The attack happened outside Donald Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day. No one died except Livelsberger, 37, who shot himself shortly before the bomb went off. Last week, the FBI released a note written by Livelsberger, who dealt with PTSD from his time at war, that indicated his motive. “This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call,” he wrote. “Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives?” He wrote that the country was “terminally ill and headed toward collapse,” adding that the problem was “feckless leadership who only serve to enrich themselves.”
