The source text explores the use of artificial intelligence to recreate a deceased person for a legal proceeding, specifically discussing a case where a victim's image and voice were used to generate a video "impact statement" in court.
The author and commenters raise ethical and legal questions surrounding the authenticity and influence of such AI-generated representations.
The discussion extends to broader implications of using generative AI with a person's life materials after their death, contemplating scenarios ranging from creative endeavors like generating new content to the potential for misuse and the complex issue of digital identity and consciousness.
The conversation also touches on the appropriateness of judges accepting AI-created testimony and the potential for AI in judicial systems.
This article is also available in English on my Medium page, «The things we can now do after we die«
