The family of Christopher Pelkey, who was fatally shot in a 2021 road rage incident, created an AI-generated video for the trial of his killer. This eerie digital portrayal, crafted by his sister Stacey Wales using images and audio of Pelkey, allowed him to deliver a message in court. Despite the emotional weight of the video, the presiding judge sentenced the shooter to 10.5 years, exceeding the prosecution's recommendation. The creation process involved extensive editing to ensure the representation of Pelkey's spirit, although reactions to its use have been deeply mixed, with some finding it unsettling.
In another life, we probably could have been friends... I believe in forgiveness.
These digital assets and script were fed into multiple AI tools to help create a digital version of Chris, polished by hours of painstaking editing and manual refinement.
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