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LOS ANGELES - Former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta shared a new video Monday in which he interviews an artificial intelligence-generated version of Joaquin Oliver, one of the 17 people killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

The avatar, animated from a real photograph using generative AI, appears wearing a beanie and speaks in a monotone digital voice. The segment opens with Acosta asking, "What happened to you?" to which the AI version of Oliver responds, "I was taken from this world too soon due to gun violence while at school. It’s important to talk about these issues so we can create a safer future for everyone."

The movements of the avatar’s face are slightly jerky and the pacing of the narration computerized. Still,

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