Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta shared an interview with an AI recreation of a school shooting victim on Monday.

Joaquin Oliver was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Acosta had a machine-generated replica of Oliver appear for an interview on his Substack.

In practice, the faux Oliver was eerie. The responses to Acosta’s questions came from moving lips that frequently didn’t appear to line up with the rest of the AI-generated image’s face. When asked about the subject of gun control, the AI Oliver’s delivery became inflectionless.

“I believe in a mix of stronger gun laws, mental health support, and community engagement,” it said. “We need to create safe spaces for conversations and connections, making everyone feel seen and heard. It

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