According to Tom's Hardware, gun-rights activist Cody Wilson, known for creating one of the first 3D-printed firearms, unveiled a .22 caliber handgun he says was designed by an AI model called GatGPT. The pistol, named WASP, is described as essentially a barrel attached to a spring-loaded plastic box and closely resembles Wilson's earlier Liberator weapon. It fires real bullets and has no serial number.
The design reportedly came from a conversation with GatGPT, an AI Wilson says was trained on DEFCAD's library of digital gun files. Unlike mainstream AI services that refuse such requests, GatGPT can generate gun designs and help users pick parts. Wilson says the goal was not just one AI-generated gun but 'an AI that can generate guns.'
3D-printed gunmaking previously required technical knowledge, but a specialized AI model could lower that barrier. Tom's Hardware notes ongoing court battles and legislation around ghost guns, including a California lawsuit against a 3D-printed filament company and a federal judge's decision to strike down an ATF rule. Experts quoted in the report criticized the WASP's unusual design and unfinished trigger guard, but Wilson said he expects the AI's output to improve.