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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 hours ago

What a fuckknob

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago

This is fucking stupid. No one has the right to fake another person's appearance in court. "We could have been friends" is lame and embarrassing. So stupid and lame.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 hours ago

There is no end to what the robolovers think is normal or acceptable. Fucking weird, creepy, and disgusting.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago

what a shit show.

this doesn't belong in a court of law.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 14 hours ago

Do i need to submit paperwork somewhere giving formal non-consent to this kind of thing?

[–] [email protected] 46 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 18 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 49 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah ... that is not OK.

"And I would like to amend my will to add the prosecutor's kid as the beneficiary. And thank you, Judge, and might I add that you make that gavel look very powerful!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago

Simpson's did it. The lawyer dubbed his voice onto a video will.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 17 hours ago

how disgusting

[–] [email protected] 37 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

We have this interesting combination of high tech and low tech literacy, before you know it praying to the machine spirits will be a mainstream religion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Let's hope. At least the machines are real

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Praying to a machine that isn't listening isn't really any different than praying to the Moon.

[–] Jax 3 points 19 hours ago

There's a marked difference, though, the Moon can't actually generate words that you can digest. Some people might think the Moon is speaking to them, but their brains are just spicy - it is not the same as a machine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

Why wouldn't the A.I. listen? My phone listens to every word I say.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 21 hours ago

This seems like it opens the door to asking for a mistrial.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 21 hours ago

If these are not the victim’s actual words, then WTF? This is completely contrived.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I genuinely used to think Black Mirror was way too unbelievable to be scary

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Welcome to earth / life. You must be new here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 21 hours ago

Hurry submit an AI video of Brian Thompson admitting that he accidentally shot himself as evidence

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Using it at a trial like this is completely unhinged. That being said, it might help victims of violent crimes give their testimony (I'm mainly thinking of SA). I could see this having a use in prisoner rehabilitation as well, with the explicit consent of the victom or family of course.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It wasn't testimony, it was part of a victim impact statement. Vibes should never be used as testimony or evidence because LLMs are infamously biased and can't be sequestered.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Yes, in this case it is completely unacceptable.

Im saying after that that I would find it acceptable for victims to use an avatar to convey what they want to say, if speaking in court is too difficult because of the trauma. It shouldnt be an llm though, the victim should write the script.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It was written by the sister. It's what she thought he would have said, and it was her victim statement.

The AI made it into a video.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Using it at a trial like this is completely unhinged. That being said, it might help victims...

Yes, in this case it is completely unacceptable. Im saying after that that I would find it acceptable for victims...

I am talking about two different scenarios. My second comment is solely to clarify this point.