AI-GENERATED VOICE: (As Chris Pelkey) To Gabriel Horcasitas, the man who shot me, it is a shame we encountered each other that day in those circumstances. In another life, we probably could have ...

The shooting happened the afternoon of November 13, 2021, when both drivers were stopped at a red light. Pelkey was shot after getting out of his truck and walking towards the shooter- Gabriel ...

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.

Lang also noted the video said something about Pelkey’s family, who had expressed their anger over his death and had asked for Horcasitas to receive the maximum sentence.

Pelkey was killed in November 2021 by Gabriel Paul Horcasitas, who was ultimately convicted of manslaughter charges. The AI-generated Pelkey spoke to Horcasitas in court and sought forgiveness.

Horcasitas was convicted of manslaughter and one count of endangerment to others, according to records from the Maricopa County Superior Court. Wales said Horcasitas was sentenced to 10-and-a-half ...

“I believe in forgiveness and in God who forgives. I always have and I still do,” Pelkey’s avatar told Gabriel Paul Horcasitas.

A slain Arizona man was resurrected in the form of an AI avatar to directly address his killer during a recent hearing for sentencing. The computer-generated avatar of Christopher Pelkey, who was ...

I always have and I still do,” Pelkey's avatar told Gabriel Paul Horcasitas. The AI version of Pelkey went on to encourage people to make the most of each day and to love each other, not knowing ...