{"id":2471126,"date":"2025-08-05T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-interviews-ai-generated-parkland-school-shooting-victim\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:58:25","slug":"jim-acosta-interviews-ai-generated-parkland-school-shooting-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jim-acosta-interviews-ai-generated-parkland-school-shooting-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Acosta interviews AI-generated Parkland school shooting victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjim-acosta-interviews-ai-generated-parkland-school-shooting-victim%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2471126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former CNN anchor Jim acosta conducted an interview with an AI-generated recreation of Joaquin Oliver, a victim of the 2018 Parkland school shooting. The digital version of Oliver, created by his parents using artificial intelligence, discussed gun violence and his views on potential solutions, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >emphasizing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecute-hunter-biden-for-gun-violations-before-any-new-laws\/\" title=\"Prosecute Hunter Biden for Gun Violations Before Any New Laws\">stronger gun control laws<\/a><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-accused-of-rape-but-acquitted-then-he-committed-suicide-fearing-rapist-label-would-stick\/\" title=\"He Was Accused Of Rape But Acquitted. Then He Committed Suicide, Fearing \u2018Rapist\u2019 Label Would Stick\">mental health support<\/a>, community engagement, and fostering kindness and understanding.The interview marked what would have been Oliver&#8217;s 25th birthday. Acosta also spoke with Oliver&#8217;s father, Manuel, who expressed feeling &#8220;blessed&#8221; to hear his late son&#8217;s voice through the AI. The interview sparked controversy, leading Acosta to disable comments on some platforms, though discussion remained active elsewhere. The event highlights the emerging use of AI technology in memorializing victims and addressing social issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ex-CNN anchor Jim Acosta interviews AI-generated Parkland school shooting victim<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2173750\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ex-CNN anchor Jim Acosta interviewed a deceased 2018 Parkland school shooting victim recreated through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3479735\/trump-ai-name-change-technology-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">artificial intelligence<\/a> Monday, talking about gun violence and the teenager&rsquo;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>Acosta said Monday marked what would have been Joaquin Oliver&rsquo;s 25th birthday. He was one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/796950\/what-were-you-thinking-parkland-families-devastated-jury-spared-school-shooters-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">17 people who died in the Florida school shooting<\/a>. Acosta said Oliver&rsquo;s parents recreated their son using AI, and the victim&rsquo;s father asked Acosta if he wanted to be the first to interview their digital creation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3491489\/national-weather-service-jobs-reinstated-doge-cuts\/\">National Weather Service to rehire hundreds of positions after DOGE cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3491316\/twelve-states-issue-air-quality-alerts-canadian-wildfires\/\">Twelve states issue air quality alerts as Canadian wildfires burn<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3491398\/russia-missile-ban-over\/\">Russia won&#8217;t abide by self-imposed ban on deploying intermediate-range missiles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Acosta asked the AI-generated Oliver, &ldquo;What happened to you?&rdquo; and what his solutions to gun violence were. Oliver introduced himself in a higher-pitched voice, then spoke in a deeper voice when delivering his answer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe in a mix of stronger gun control laws, mental health support, and community engagement. We need to create safe spaces for conversations and connections, making sure everyone feels seen and heard,&rdquo; Oliver said on <em>The Jim Acosta Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8t47wbieqFs?si=Ujsm89bI9mvdS2Ny\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about building a culture of kindness and understanding,&rdquo; Oliver said.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver then shifts in a higher-pitched voice when Acosta asks about his hobbies, saying he wants to keep inspiring others &ldquo;though my life was cut short.&rdquo; The two also discussed basketball and <em>Star Wars<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Acosta also interviewed Oliver&rsquo;s father, Manuel Oliver, who said he felt &ldquo;blessed&rdquo; hearing his late son&rsquo;s voice talking to the anchor. Manuel Oliver also said in a video on X that anyone with a problem with his AI-generated son has &ldquo;the wrong problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Comments on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8t47wbieqFs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Acosta&rsquo;s YouTube interview with Oliver<\/a> are paused as of Tuesday morning. Acosta also turned off comments on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acosta\/status\/1952459273881190572\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">his X post<\/a> promoting the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, comment replies are still open to Acosta&rsquo;s post on BlueSky, where many users were displeased with an interview snippet Acosta shared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3489723\/pritzker-signs-124-bill-impacting-chicago-pensions-ai-buses-bicycles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>PRITZKER SIGNS 124 BILL IMPACTING CHICAGO PENSIONS, AI, BUSES, BICYCLES, AND MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hey, Jim. Quick question. What the f*** is wrong with you?&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/antlervel.vet\/post\/3lvlyybseo22n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">one BlueSky user said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3302628\/jim-acosta-departure-cnn-fiery-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Acosta left CNN on Jan. 28<\/a>, eight years after he feuded with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3491238\/trump-white-house-roof-ballroom-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vqpzk-qGxMU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">called him &ldquo;fake news.&rdquo;<\/a> Trump celebrated Acosta resigning from the network in a statement on Truth Social, calling him &ldquo;a major loser who will fail no matter where he ends up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2173750\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2173750\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-CNN&#8217;s Jim Acosta interviews AI version of Parkland victim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2471129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jim-Acosta-AI-interview.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[15305,6234,49032,60687],"class_list":["post-2471126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-ai-generated","tag-interview","tag-jim-acosta","tag-parkland-school-shooting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Jim-Acosta-AI-interview.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2471131,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471126\/revisions\/2471131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2471129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}