New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Jonathan Rinderknecht, the 29-year-old Uber driver who has been arrested in connection with the Pacific Palisades fire which killed 12 people and destroyed 6,000 homes in Los Angeles, had asked ChatGPT to create 'dystopian' image of burning forests and crowds fleeing months before he started the blaze.

The fire, while it was put out at first, turned into a massive blaze as it was reignited by Santa Ana winds - making it one of the most destructive fires in the California history.

Bill Essayli, the US Attorney in Los Angeles, said in a press conference that Jonathan Rinderknecht was charged in a criminal complaint with maliciously setting the fire on New Year's Day.

Investigators recovered an image from Rinderknecht...