Pras’ lawyer used EyeLevel.AI for his closing arguments
Kyra Sedgwick, it ain’t. A lawyer for Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a founding member of the Fugees who was recently convicted of political conspiracy, allegedly used a generative AI in crafting the rapper’s closing arguments. Ready or not, Pras is now moving to have his conviction tossed because, while AI might be great at producing images of a hardcore band fronted by Danny Devito look alikes, it flat-out sucks at keeping people out of prison.
AI to craft the “frivolous defense” that Pras made contributions to the Obama campaign “in order to help Low get a photograph with President Obama” and not to influence policy. The filing notes that Low’s motivations for the scheme are “immaterial” and that Kenner “appears to have confused the conduit scheme with the lobbying scheme, which did allege Low’s policy aims.
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