A Green Beret on Exploding a Tesla Cybertruck: Investigating the Explosion with Chatbot and the Las Vegas Metro Police
Trying the queries in ChatGPT today still works, however, the information he requested doesn’t appear to be restricted and could be obtained by most search methods. Still, the suspect’s use of a generative AI tool and the investigators’ ability to track those requests and present them as evidence take questions about AI chatbot guardrails, safety, and privacy out of the hypothetical realm and into our reality.
The officials are still studying possible sources for the explosion, which was described as a deflagration that traveled relatively slowly, rather than the high explosives detonation that would have caused more damage. While investigators say they haven’t ruled out other possibilities like an electrical short yet, an explanation that matches some of the queries and the available evidence is that the muzzle flash of a gunshot ignited fuel vapor/fireworks fuses inside the truck, which then caused a larger explosion of fireworks and other explosive materials.
The Las Vegas Metro Police also put out a series of slides with questions he had posed to the commander in charge of the response to the blast, asking how to blow up objects with a handgun, and where to buy fireworks legally.
LAS VEGAS — The highly decorated soldier who exploded a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI including ChatGPT to help plan the attack, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.
They confirmed that the suspect, an active duty soldier in the US Army named Matthew Livelsberger, had a “possible manifesto” saved on his phone, in addition to an email to a podcaster and other letters. The video showed him preparing for the explosion by pouring fuel onto his truck while stopped and then driving to the hotel. He’d also kept a log of supposed surveillance, although the officials said he did not have a criminal record and was not being surveilled or investigated.
Livelsberger, an Army Green Beret who deployed twice to Afghanistan and lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, left notes saying the explosion was a stunt meant to be a “wake up call” for the nation’s troubles, officials said last week.
At a news conference, Las Vegas police and federal law enforcement officials announced new information about the New Year’s Day explosion.
“It’s a concerning moment”: Matthew Livelsberger, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, in his “Lambda” by using Generative AI
He said that it is the first time he has heard of a US instance where the device-making tool is used to assist an individual. “It’s a concerning moment.”
Kevin McMahill, sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, called the use of generative AI a “game-changer” and said the department was sharing information with other law enforcement agencies.
Livelsberger’s searches indicated he was looking for information about the legality of fireworks in Arizona and information about the speed with which bullets from certain types of firearms would travel.
The laptop, cellphone, and watch are still under examination after Matthew Livelsberger shot himself in the head and then his truck exploded.
The Trump International Hotel did not suffer any damage from the explosion. Authorities said that Livelsberger acted alone.
Livelsberger’s letters touched on political grievances, societal problems and domestic and international issues, including the war in Ukraine. He wrote that the U.S. was “terminally ill and headed toward collapse.”
Livelsberger harbored no ill will toward President-elect Donald Trump, law enforcement officials said. He said that the country needed to “rally around” him and Musk in his notes.
