After a deadly shooting, AI allowed a man to deliver his own victim impact statement

CHANDLER, Ariz. — There were dozens of statements submitted to the court by family and friends of Christopher Pelkey when it came time to sentence the man convicted of shooting him during a road rage incident. They provided glimpses of Pelkey’s humor, his character and his military service.

But there was nothing quite like hearing from the victim himself — in this case, an AI-generated version.

In what’s believed to be a first in U.S. courts, Pelkey’s family used artificial…