Lemdro.id

0 points

8 days ago

No doubt it’s weird, but it was also a genuine attempt by a sister to speak for her beloved brother. I think it’s beautiful and a perfect example of the importance of keeping an open mind, especially regarding things that make us uncomfortable.

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Nougat@fedia.io

1 point

8 days ago

So we agree on one point, weirdness.

It’s still got no business in a courtroom.

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1 point

8 days ago

Why not? It wasn’t used to influence the trial in any way; it was just part of the victim impact statements after the verdict was rendered.

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Nougat@fedia.io

1 point

8 days ago

Because a judge allowing anyone to represent their views in court as though those views belong to someone else is a textbook “bad idea.” It is a misrepresentation of the truth.

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1 point

8 days ago

So it would’ve been equally bad if instead of a video, she’d just read a statement she’d written in his voice? Something along the lines of:

My brother isn’t here to speak for himself, but if he was, he’d say blah blah blah

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Nougat@fedia.io

1 point

7 days ago

Not at all, because it would have been her making claims about what she believes her brother would have said, and not a simulacrum of her brother speaking her words with his voice.

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1 point

7 days ago

But that’s what she did. She was upfront about the fact that it was an AI video reciting a script that she’d written.

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