An AI generated image of a murder victim, Chris Pelkey. YouTube/Annotation by NPR
YouTube/Annotation by NPR
Should AI give you a voice? Even when you’ve been murdered?
An AI avatar of a murder victim addressed his killer in court last week, and it may have been the first admittance of an AI-generated victim impact statement in a US court. Chris Pelkey, who was shot in a road rage incident in 2021, was recreated in a video made by his sister to offer forgiveness to his killer. This could mark the start of