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Jim Acosta’s Interview of a Dead Kid Is a Shameless Stunt

BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUG 7 – Joaquin Oliver's parents commissioned the AI avatar to promote gun violence awareness, with the interview sparking debate on ethical use of AI in activism and media.

Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta interviewed an AI recreation of Joaquin Oliver on Monday about gun violence and gun control. Joaquin was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, when a gunman killed 17 people there on February 14, 2018. Joaquin was one of those who lost his life. Monday would have been Joaquin’s 25th birthday.  The video of the interview, which is still available on Acosta’s YouTube channel (though co…

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CNN journalist Jim Acosta has generated controversy by publishing an interview generated by artificial intelligence with Joaquín Oliver, a 17-year-old student killed in the shooting at Parkland High School, Florida, in 2018. The piece, titled ‘Remembering Joaquin: AI gives voice to the victims of the shootings’, was [...] The post American journalist uses AI to recreate a shooting victim appeared first on Oronoticias.

CNN's former leading journalist, Jim Acosta, has been strongly criticized in the United States after airing a controversial interview with an artificial intelligence (AI) generated avatar, representing Joaquin Oliver, a teenager killed during the Parkland shooting in 2018. Acosta, known for his opposition to former president Donald Trump and his commitment to strict regulation of firearms, posted on his YouTube channel on Monday an interview wit…

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