How the judge thought an AI-generated video of a manslaughter victim was an acceptable thing to bring into a courtroom I'll never know. A spectacular lack of judgment all around. 404 Media:
Wales told 404 Media that her intent with the video was to sway the judge. “Isn’t that what you want human connection to be?” she said. “Do you ever come out of a movie and say: ‘Well, that was too emotional. That was too powerful. Human connection is powerful, and trying to convey that to somebody that's never known another person, this person on the earth, to convey their lifetime of 37 years down to a two-hour sentencing event is hard to do, and I think that victims and victims' families should be afforded every opportunity.”
Her AI-Generated Video Swayed the Judge. The Court Said it Carried 'Undue Emotional Weight'404media.co‘Chris’ sentiment does not change,’ said the sister who created an AI avatar of her slain brother Christopher Pelkey to speak in court.