Las Vegas Cybertruck Explosion Suspect Used ChatGPT to Plan Attack, Authorities Say

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Authorities said Matthew Alan Livelsberger, suspected of the New Year's Day Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, used AI to assist in planning the attack. Livelsberger used ChatGPT to seek information on assembling explosives, triggering mechanisms, and circumventing laws to obtain materials, according to law enforcement. A spokesperson for OpenAI expressed sadness over its technology's misuse in the attack. OpenAI emphasized its commitment to responsible AI use and stated ChatGPT only provided publicly available information with warnings against harmful actions.

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00:02Authorities said Matthew Allen Livalsberger,

00:04suspected of the New Year's Day Cybertruck explosion

00:06outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas,

00:09used AI to assist in planning the attack.

00:11Livalsberger used chat GPT to seek information

00:14on assembling explosives, triggering mechanisms,

00:17and circumventing laws to obtain materials,

00:19according to law enforcement.

00:21A spokesperson for OpenAI expressed sadness

00:23over the technology's misuse in the attack.

00:26OpenAI emphasizes commitment to responsible AI use,

00:29and stated chat GPT only provided

00:32publicly available information

00:33with warnings against harmful actions.

00:35For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.

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