CNN posthumous AI interview

Updated: 2025.08.08 7M ago 1 sources
Because cable news interviews AI recreations of deceased victims, norms for posthumous speech in policy debates shift. Advocacy groups can script positions into 'the dead’s voice,' blurring consent, authenticity, and journalistic ethics. — This sets precedents for media standards, likeness/consent law, and AI governance while potentially reshaping persuasion in contentious policy areas (e.g., gun control).

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WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT? JIM ACOSTA
Katherine Dee 2025.08.08 100% relevant
Jim Acosta’s televised conversation with an AI avatar of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver created with a gun-violence nonprofit.
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