AI Saves the Day Again

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Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
Fiction Shorts

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Today’s daily word is Institution

A picture of a handshake between a robotic hand and a human hand, depicting how Zina’s defense is using AI to save her life.
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“Your honor, she is a straight-A student working to afford college tuition; not this scheming killer the prosecutor is describing.”

Their defense was that the nanny cam video was AI-generated, citing Taylor Swift as precedence that artificial intelligence could be used to create realistic deep fakes.

It seemed to be working until they heard the commitment verdict.

Two years in a mental institution after which they’ll find out if she is competent to stand trial.

The Defence Lawyer said, “I’m so sorry. I know this was not the outcome you wanted.”

Zina smirked and resumed crying without tears.

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Blessing Oluchukwu Awamba
Fiction Shorts

I write about life; as I experience it, as I know it; as it could be better.