US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court
"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," the AI version of Pelkey - wearing a grey baseball cap - continued.At the time of the sentencing, the judge who oversaw the case, Todd Lang, seemed to appreciate the use of AI. As angry as you are, as justifiably angry as the family is, I heard the forgiveness," Judge Lang said.
- ▪"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," the AI version of Pelkey - wearing a grey baseball cap - continued.At the time of the sentencing, the judge who oversaw the case, Todd Lang, seemed to appreciate the use of AI.
- ▪As angry as you are, as justifiably angry as the family is, I heard the forgiveness," Judge Lang said.
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US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch Chris Pelkey's AI-rendered impact statement shown in courtByAna FaguyPublished1 hour agoAn Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video message from his dead victim was improperly aired in court.Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was found guilty by a jury of shooting…
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