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An AI avatar made to look and sound like the likeness of a man who was killed in a road rage incident addressed the court and the man who killed him: “To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances,” the AI avatar of Christopher Pelkey said. “In another life we probably could have been friends. I believe in forgiveness and a God who forgives. I still do.”

It was the first time the AI avatar of a victim—in this case, a dead man—has ever addressed a court, and it raises many questions about the use of this type of technology in future court proceedings.

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Clickbait title. It wasn't testimony, it was part of a victim impact statement. The defendant had already been found guilty.

Still weird, but not as procedurally questionable as it sounds. Victim impact statements are meant to literally sway the judge toward a harsher sentence, and basically everything's fair play.

[–] turtle@lemm.ee 36 points 2 days ago

This still has no place in a court of law if it was supposed to influence anything about the case.