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.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    Sheep can hear, they don’t listen.

    But let’s say they do!

    Should you worship sheep because they can hear your prayers?

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      You’re the one bringing up listening as a requirement for prayer. For me personaly, sheep are for fuckin’

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        24 hours ago

        I’m pointing out that praying to the machine spirits is like any other form of prayer.

        Do you even disagree or are you just being argumentative?