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Man murdered in 2021 "speaks" at killer's sentencing hearing thanks to AI video
In what's believed to be a first in U.S. courts, the family of Chris Pelkey used AI to create a video using his likeness to ...
Murder victim 'speaks' beyond the grave in AI generated video at sentencing
The family of a man killed in a road rage incident nearly four years ago brought him back as an AI-generated video to face ...
A.I.-Generated Likeness of Murder Victim Forgives His Killer in Court
A likeness of Christopher Pelkey, who was killed in a 2021 road rage episode, was part of a victim’s impact statement.
He was killed in a road rage incident. His family used AI to bring him to the courtroom to address his killer
Stacey Wales spent two years working on the victim impact statement she planned to give in court after her brother was shot ...
AI brought a road rage victim ‘back to life’ in court. Experts say it went too far
In a first-of-its-kind sentencing, the family of Christopher Pelkey used AI to re-create his voice and image for a victim ...
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‘I Believe in Forgiveness’: First AI Victim Statement Stirs Courtroom Debate
For the first time in US legal history, a murder victim’s impact statement was delivered in court using AI, igniting debate ...
Man shot dead in road rage incident reincarnated through AI video to deliver message to his killer in court
To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me: it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances,” the AI ...
AI-generated video of victim shown in courtroom at killer’s road-rage sentencing
Shown in an Arizona courtroom on May 1 at his killer’s sentencing, the man in the video introduces himself as the victim in a ...
From AI avatars to virtual reality crime scenes, courts are grappling with AI in the justice system
Courts across the country have been grappling with how to deal with the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in the ...
Deepfake of deceased man gives his own impact statement in court
An AI-generated deepfake of a deceased man spoke at the sentencing hearing of his own killer. The avatar asked for leniency, ...
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AI Avatar Takes the Stand: The Case of Christopher Pelkey
An AI-generated avatar of Christopher Pelkey addressed his killer in an Arizona court, marking a unique use of technology in ...
AI-generated video gave victim a voice at his killer’s sentencing in Arizona
Family and friends of Christopher Pelkey submitted dozens of statements to the court before a man convicted of shooting him ...