Las Vegas Cybertruck Bomber Used ChatGPT to Plan Attack, Left Behind 6-Page Manifesto, Police Say

Evidence has shown that ChatGPT was used for instructions on how to build an explosive device and set it off with a pistol, one officer said.

The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel early on Jan. 1, 2025, in an image provided by Alcides Antunes. Alcides Antunes via AP

Police have provided an update on the man responsible for the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas, including that he used ChatGPT to help plan the attack and that he left behind a six-page manifesto touching on political grievances, societal concerns, and personal struggles.

During a news conference on Jan. 7, officials with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) revealed new details about the New Year’s Day blast.