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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Gabby Petito’s parents speak out about controversial use of AI to recreate her voice in documentary

Text messages and journal entries penned by Gabby Petito have been brought to life with the help of AI in a new Netflix docuseries nearly four years after the vlogger was killed by her fiancé while they were road tripping across the country.

And although her grieving parents gave permission for the use of AI to recreate her voice, her mother and stepfather told The Independent they are struggling after hearing a fake mechanical version of their daughter read out her words. AI, of course, can not bring someone back to life.

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