AI lets murder victim address his killer in Arizona courtroom

What just happened? We've seen stories in the past of people using artificial intelligence to have conversations with deceased loved ones – or at least the system's interpretation of their personality. Now, AI technology has been used so a man who was murdered in a road rage incident in 2021 could address his killer in court. 37-year-old army veteran Christopher Pelkey was killed by Gabriel Horcasitas at a red light in 2021 in Chandler, Arizona. Pelkey had left his vehicle and was walking back toward Horcasitas' car when he was shot. In what is believed to be the first use of AI to deliver a victim statement, a lifelike simulacrum of the deeply religious Pelkey addressed the man who killed him in an Arizona court. "To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances," said Pelkey. "In another life, we probably could have been friends." "I believe in forgiveness, and a God who forgives. I always have, and I still do." ... Read full article.