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.
The avatar was made by Pelkey’s sister, Stacey Wales. Wales tells 404 Media that her husband, Pelkey’s brother-in-law, recoiled when she told him about the idea. “He told me, ‘Stacey, you’re asking a lot.’”
Looks like I’ll have to pre write a testimony for if/when someone kills me and my sister wants to have AI talk for me.
"Hey fuck head who killed me, you’re a fucking pussy!
Ooooo look at me I used a (insert weapon ) like a little bitch
I’m gonna haunt your ass and focus the entirety of my spectral energy on making sure your dumbass life sucks in there.
Also, suck a dick dumb cunt, I’m poor, you got nothing but jail for being a useless little bitch baby.
Catch ya real soon, like reeeeeeeeaaaaaaal soon."