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Deepfake of deceased man gives his own impact statement in court

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Summary
Nutrition label

74% Informative

The AI -generated deepfake of a road rage victim gave his own impact statement in court at sentencing hearing of the defendant.

Christopher Pelkey was shot and killed in 2021 .

The defendant was convicted of manslaughter and endangerment earlier this year .

The defense has stated that the AI presentation creates a strong issue for appeal.

VR Score

74

Informative language

69

Neutral language

87

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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