Stacey Wales prepared a victim impact statement using artificial intelligence to recreate her brother, Christopher Pelkey, who was shot in a road-rage incident. During the sentencing hearing, Wales played an AI video of Pelkey, where he expressed forgiveness and fond memories. The judge, moved by the video, sentenced the killer to 10.5 years, the maximum for manslaughter. This case reflects an emerging trend of using generative AI in court to convey emotional impact, which surprised legal experts and added depth to the victim's presence during the trial.
"I feel that that was genuine," said Todd Lang, the Maricopa County Superior Court judge who ruled in the case. He sentenced Pelkey's killer to 10 and a half years in prison, the maximum for manslaughter - which Wales had asked for.
"Just to be clear for everyone seeing this," the avatar of Pelkey said. "I am a version of Chris Pelkey re-created through AI."
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