AI-generated recreations in Netflix’s documentary “The Investigation of Lucy Letby” have sparked outrage among viewers.
The use of artificial intelligence in Netflix’s new documentary about Lucy Letby, a nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, has unsettled many viewers.
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To protect the identities of certain individuals featured in the documentary, their real images were replaced with AI-generated versions during their testimonies.
While recreations are a common tool in true crime productions, and allowing participants to remain anonymous is generally accepted, many viewers felt that using this technique in a documentary such as “The Investigation of Lucy Letby” was unnecessary.
On social media, true crime fans strongly criticized the use of the technology in the Netflix program, arguing that it was not only unnecessary but also poorly executed.
“I noticed the AI made strange facial expressions that didn’t match the tone of what was being said and often had a robotic, lifeless look,” one Reddit user wrote. “Personally, it’s not something I’d like to see more of in documentaries,” they added.
“It takes away from the real stories of the people involved,” another viewer criticized. “While watching, I kept thinking about how strange these ‘people’ looked instead of focusing on what they were actually saying.”
Featuring previously unreleased police body camera footage, including the moment of Letby’s first arrest at her home and excerpts from her interrogations, the new Netflix documentary examines the investigation and subsequent life sentence handed to the former nurse for the murder of seven newborns and the attempted murder of seven others.
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