He was killed in a road rage shooting. AI allowed him to deliver his own victim impact statement

Road rage victim delivers emotional impact statement through AI

CHANDLER, Ariz. (Scripps News Phoenix) — Christopher Pelkey was killed in a road rage incident in Chandler in 2021, but last month, artificial intelligence brought him back to life during his killer’s sentencing hearing. An AI image of Christopher Pelkey is seen in a still from video shown at his killer’s sentencing. (Scripps News Phoenix) It was the first time in Arizona judicial history — and possibly nationwide — that AI has been used to crea…

He was killed in a road rage shooting. AI allowed him to deliver a victim impact statement

In what may be a first in U.S. courts, the family of a road rage victim used AI to create a video using his likeness to give him a voice.

‘Amazing!’ CNN Anchor Stunned By AI Video Of Murder Victim Forgiving His Murderer From Beyond The Grave

CNN's John Berman and Kate Bolduan were amazed by the AI likeness of the late Christopher Pelkey that forgave the man convicted of killing him via an AI video.

John Curley uneasy about AI reviving murder victim's voice

A road rage hearing in Phoenix took an unexpected twist, as a dead victim’s voice was resurrected through the use of artificial intelligence, NPR reported Wednesday. In a bizarre yet deeply emotional moment, the victim, Christopher Pelkey, spoke from beyond the grave. However, John Curley, host of “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, thinks the use of AI made the words seem disingenuous. RELATED STORIESJohn Curley: Ferguson's rent control w…

Murder victim 'speaks' beyond the grave in AI generated video at sentencing

Brian A. Jackson/South Florida Sun Sentinel (NEW YORK) — The family of an Arizona man killed in a road rage incident nearly four years ago brought him back last week as an AI-generated image to face the man responsible for his killing give an impact statement to the judge. The video message created by Christopher Pelkey’s sister that used his likeness and voice during the May 1 sentencing was the first time the technology was used in an Arizona …

Reincarnated by AI, Arizona Man Forgives His Killer at Sentencing

The letters came streaming in: from battalion brothers who had served alongside Christopher Pelkey in Iraq and Afghanistan, fellow missionaries and even a prom date.