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AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory

AI Love Song for Mistress Played at Murder Trial Is Most Excruciating Watch in Recent Memory

A murder trial with national attention has been ongoing, featuring a man named Caleb Flynn accused of killing his wife. Toward the end of a Thursday session, the prosecution played two versions of an AI-generated love song Flynn created for his mistress. Forensic investigator Joseph Wilhelm revealed the audio files, found on Flynn's iPhone, were AI-generated and related to the mistress's relationship.

The prosecution and the judge exchanged pleasantries regarding publishing the video, which soon caused courtroom laughter despite the gravity of the crime. Flynn's mistress had previously read text messages he wrote her, expressing regret about leaving their song unfinished. The court then broke for the day after the peculiar AI love song performance, leaving the court in stunned silence for several seconds.

Flynn's deleted "AI music song generator" app and the AI-generated audio files have relevance to the murder investigation according to 404 Media.

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