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Man speaks to killer from beyond the grave in Arizona courtroom through AI video (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] LWD@lemm.ee 42 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

An AI version of Christopher Pelkey appeared in an eerily realistic video to forgive his killer... "In another life, we probably could’ve been friends. I believe in forgiveness, and a God who forgives."

The message was well-received by Judge Todd Lang, who told the courtroom, “I love that AI."

While the state asked for a nine-and-a-half year sentence, the judge handed Horcasitas a 10-and-a-half year sentence after being so moved by the video.

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Society is on the verge of total collapse

EDIT: I am reading this over multiple times, and I think the judge is being sarcastic

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago

Frankly any society that embraces this sort of thing should collapse, because the alternative is too disturbing.

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