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'I Loved That AI:' Judge Moved by AI-Generated Avatar of Man Killed in Road Rage Incident (www.404media.co)

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Let's hope. At least the machines are real

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Praying to a machine that isn't listening isn't really any different than praying to the Moon.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why wouldn't the A.I. listen? My phone listens to every word I say.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

There's no one there! It's mindless, listening is an active process that requires a person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Sheep can hear, when a preacher talks to a crowed of sheep, the sheep hear him. A sheep is not a person.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Sheep can hear, they don't listen.

But let's say they do!

Should you worship sheep because they can hear your prayers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 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?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's a marked difference, though, the Moon can't actually generate words that you can digest. Some people might think the Moon is speaking to them, but their brains are just spicy - it is not the same as a machine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

The machine isn't really speaking to them either, it's just generating responses through a pattern recognition engine. There's no "there" there.

Might as well pray to a parrot.