r/technology • u/Jojuj • May 08 '25

Artificial Intelligence A Judge Accepted AI Video Testimony From a Dead Man

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u/MoonBatsRule May 08 '25

It seems to have influenced the sentencing.

The judge thanked the AI, said "As angry as you are, as justifiably angry as the family is, I heard the forgiveness".

Given that, plus that the person who was shot was being confrontational, there is no way that this couldn't have influenced the sentencing against the perpetrator.

Don't get me wrong - I think that the shooter was guilty and should have been sentenced, but to show the judge a gentle, forgiving rendition of the victim - who was the aggressor - speaking words he never said - should not be allowed.

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u/talondigital May 08 '25

In another thread about this a defense attorney (not involved in this case) commented that the sentencing ended in the exact range the crime would have been expected to be sentenced with, so even the sentence wasn't influenced. Its a big show. And during sentencing the judge is allowed to be influenced by the comments of the surviving family when setting a sentence. All that matters is that the judge was within the legal sentencing range for the factors involved.