Generative AI, including ChatGPT, was used to conduct a New Year’s Day attack outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, United States, where a highly equipped soldier drove a Tesla Cybertruck. During the investigation, Las Vegas police discovered that 37-year-old Matthew Leavelsbarger, who shot himself just before the truck exploded, had used artificial intelligence (AI) to gather information about the legality of fireworks and explosive targets in Arizona. AI) chatbot was used.
Highlighting the potential misuse of easily accessible AI capabilities, Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said his investigation found that Livelsberger did not intend to kill anyone, according to a report by the Associate Press.
Leavelsbarger, a member of the elite US special forces, shot himself on New Year’s Day while in a rented Tesla vehicle filled with fuel containers and fireworks, which exploded. Seven people were slightly injured in the blast.
A week after the attack, police said an analysis of the trooper’s ChatGate searches revealed that he had used it to gather information about explosive targets, the velocity of specific rounds of ammunition, and whether fireworks are allowed in Arizona. had to have.
Calling the use of generative AI a “game-changer”, McMahill said it was possibly the first instance on US soil when ChatGPT was used by someone to create a “special tool”.
He said, “This is the first incident that I know of on US soil where ChatGPT is used to help someone build a particular device…This is a worrying moment.” He said police are sharing information with other law enforcement agencies. ,
In an email statement to the AP, OpenAI said it is committed to using its tools “responsibly” and that they are designed to reject harmful instructions.
The email statement read, “In this case, ChatGPT responded with information already publicly available on the Internet and warned against harmful or illegal activities. We are working with law enforcement to support their investigation.” Are working.”
Launching in 2022, ChatGPT is part of a broader set of technologies developed by San Francisco-based startup OpenAI. Unlike previous iterations of the so-called “large language models”, the ChatGPT tool is available for free to anyone with an Internet connection and is designed to be more user-friendly.
