Should a Killer's Victim Be Able to "Speak" at a Sentencing Through AI?

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Should a Killer's Victim Be Able to "Speak" at a Sentencing Through AI?

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Last week, the road-rage killer of an Arizona man was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison after his victim "spoke" to the court via a victim impact statement (VIS) created through artificial intelligence. The trial court judge allowed the victim's family to play an AI-generated video…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-05-08 18:32:59.