Gun violence killed them. Now, their voices will lobby Congress to do more using AI (www.npr.org)
from einat2346@lemmy.today to technology@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 2024 14:38
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autotldr@lemmings.world on 14 Feb 2024 14:40 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Oliver’s audio is one of six messages generated by artificial intelligence meant to resemble the voices of individuals killed by guns in different incidents over the past decade.

The messages will appear on the Shotline, an online platform that the groups created, where users can individually send the AI-generated audio directly to the offices of members of Congress, demanding further action on gun violence prevention.

“We have to interrupt people’s regularly scheduled programming as a movement to get their attention,” said David Hogg, the co-founder of March for Our Lives and a survivor of the Parkland shooting.

Hogg explained that typically, on the anniversary of the shooting, March For Our Lives tries to respect the wishes of parents from Parkland, and working with Change The Ref is part of that.

Change The Ref has used AI to replicate Oliver’s voice in the past – in 2020, his parents worked to create a video of their late son speaking about the importance of voting.

But I would say this is not a negative use case," said Hany Farid, a Professor at the University of California Berkeley who specializes in digital forensics and detecting disinformation.


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GardenVarietyAnxiety@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 2024 14:47 next collapse

Gross.

paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works on 14 Feb 2024 15:22 collapse

Same

tourist@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 2024 15:23 next collapse

every problem do be looking like a nail

squid_slime@lemmy.world on 14 Feb 2024 15:57 next collapse

Grim. I hope nobody uses my likeness after death to push an agenda, even ones I’d agree with.

deathbird@mander.xyz on 14 Feb 2024 18:11 next collapse

Oh. Oh no. This is so wrong.

CrayonRosary@lemmy.world on 15 Feb 2024 19:30 collapse

Like this?

youtube.com/shorts/N11AcpJoDOE

But a dead person.

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