A SUSPECT has been arrested for allegedly starting the devastating Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that left 12 dead and billions of dollars in damages.
The deadly fire erupted on January 7, stretching across more than 23,000 acres, destroying over 6,800 homes and businesses, and displacing thousands of families across Los Angeles County.
Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was arrested at his home in Florida on Tuesday as investigators recovered a disturbing ChatGPT generated painting on the suspect’s devices.
Rinderknecht allegedly used the artificial intelligence chatbot to manufacture a “dystopian painting, showing in part a burning forest and a crowd fleeing from it,” Bilal Essayli, the acting US Attorney for the Central District of California, said at a press conference on Wednesday…