Jim Acosta aired a controversial interview with an AI avatar of Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the 2018 Parkland shooting, to convey a message about gun violence. The AI's representation and responses elicited widespread outrage for being tone-deaf, failing to inspire meaningful discussions regarding gun control and the impact of gun violence in the U.S. Critics described the AI interaction as a delusion and a cursed representation of loss, arguing that the emotional weight of addressing gun violence deserves more respect and sensitivity.
I appreciate your curiosity," the AI avatar of Joaquin Oliver, one of 17 students and staff killed seven years ago in a mass shooting at Miami-area Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, told Acosta in a robotic tone after being asked what had happened to him. "I was taken from this world too soon due to gun violence while at school.
An animated skin put over a computer model and given the same name as the dead son of grieving parents is a cursed golem and a full delusion," tech journalist Kelsey Atherton wrote in a post on Bluesky.
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