Investigators say evidence collected from the 29-year-old's devices showed an AI image of a burning city.

The fire, along with the Eaton Fire, erupted on Jan. 7 and burned for weeks. The two fires combined claimed at least 31 lives.

Investigators say evidence collected from the 29-year-old's devices showed an AI image of a burning city.

The complaint said the suspect, Jonathan Rinderknecht, asking a question to ChatGPT about lighting a cigarette in an effort to cover his tracks.

Police say 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht was behind fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

The AI image shows a crowd fleeing from the fire.

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, allegedly used ChatGPT to create scenes of a city burning and to confide an obsession with fires