{"id":218695,"date":"2025-08-06T14:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=218695"},"modified":"2025-09-26T08:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:30:53","slug":"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">0<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a bizarre and controversial move, the parents of Joaquin Oliver\u2014a student killed in the 2018 Parkland school shooting\u2014have created an AI version of their late son to promote gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On what would have been Oliver\u2019s 25th birthday, a digital recreation of him appeared in an interview with former <em>CNN<\/em> host Jim Acosta, discussing gun violence and advocating for stricter firearm laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Acosta interviews AI version of student killed in mass shooting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N0-VhbCppGo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was taken from this world too soon due to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/how-do-we-own-50-of-the-worlds-guns-but-not-lead-the-world-in-gun-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\" title=\"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda\">gun violence<\/a> while at school,\u201d the AI said during the pre-recorded chat. \u201cWe need to create safe spaces\u2026 build a culture of kindness and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Acosta, who\u2019s already no stranger to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/28\/business\/video\/jim-acosta-announcement-leaving-cnn-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\" title=\"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda\">controversy<\/a>, nodded along as the synthetic voice promoted gun control and social solutions, replying, \u201cThat\u2019s a great idea, Joaquin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But critics aren\u2019t buying it\u2014and they\u2019re speaking out fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acosta quickly shut off comments on X, likely in anticipation of the blowback. But over on BlueSky, users didn\u2019t hold back. Top comments described the AI stunt as <em>\u201cmanipulative,\u201d \u201cdisgusting,\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cgross.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Straight Arrow News<\/em> also <a href=\"https:\/\/san.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\" title=\"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda\">interviewed<\/a> a college professor and psychologist, who voiced serious hesitation about the implications of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cShould people be allowed to use this kind of AI? Maybe. But having your dead son speak on matters of public policy?\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a wild idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-the-s-amp-w-m-amp-p-k-frame-a-classic-six-gun\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-sandw-mandp-k-frame\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\" title=\"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda\">The S&amp;W M&amp;P K-Frame \u2013 A Classic Six Gun<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The psychologist stopped short of condemning the parents, acknowledging that grief is complicated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joaquin\u2019s father appeared in the segment and defended the project, saying he\u2019s not trying to bring his son back\u2014just using available tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI understand that this is AI,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t want anyone to think I\u2019m trying to bring my son back. I wish I could\u2026 but I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dad Hits Back At Critics Slamming Jim Acosta Talk With AI Model of Slain Son: \u2018You Have The Wrong Problem\u2019<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aKIhJnUejG\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\" title=\"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda\">https:\/\/t.co\/aKIhJnUejG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cc0GVsLtuH\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\" title=\"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda\">pic.twitter.com\/Cc0GVsLtuH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tommy moderna-vaX-Topher (@tommyxtopher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tommyxtopher\/status\/1952748074012401935?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-parkland-victim\" title=\"Creepy AI of Parkland Victim Used to Push Gun Control Agenda\">August 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But his remarks didn\u2019t stop the wave of criticism directed at both the use of the AI and the decision to pair it with a politically charged interview format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps most unsettling of all: this is only the beginning. Joaquin\u2019s parents say they plan to continue releasing content featuring the AI version of their son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That news has sparked further concern across the pro-2A community and beyond. Critics argue the tactic weaponizes tragedy in an emotionally manipulative way\u2014sidestepping debate and creating an illusion of consent from someone who isn\u2019t alive to speak for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s one thing to grieve publicly. It\u2019s another to turn a digital ghost into a mouthpiece for modern politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development raises uncomfortable\u2014but necessary\u2014questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Should AI versions of the dead weigh in on laws that affect the living? 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