A man who was killed in a road rage incident in Chandler, Arizona was brought back to life through artificial intelligence to deliver his own victim impact statement during his killer’s sentencing.

Clip starts at 1:40, not the whole thing though. Trying to find it. edit: A bit more of the ai

“In another life, we probably could have been friends,” the AI creation of the 37-year-old Army veteran said, addressing Horcasitas. “I believe in forgiveness…”

“This is the best I can ever give you of what I would have looked like if I got the chance to grow old,” the AI version of Pelkey said. “Remember, getting old is a gift that not everybody has, so embrace it and stop worrying about those wrinkles.”

  • Simon 𐕣he 🪨 Johnson@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    The days of Cash 4 Kids are over who needs to bribe judges to fill private jails when CCI can spin up an AI dept use their existing contacts to become court approved jurisdiction by jurisdiction and then generate AI testimony of the victims of crime to leverage longer prison sentences that they administer. It’s the perfect vertical integration.

    Victim impact statements are admissable in sentencing decisions.

    They’ve finally done it, they’ve found a durable ROI mechanism for AI.