The Netflix docuseries “American Murder: Gabby Petito” is facing backlash from some viewers who are questioning whether the filmmakers’ decision to use artificial intelligence to recreate Petito’s voice is ethical.
Petito’s disappearance and death made headlines in September 2021, with authorities launching a nationwide search for the 22-year-old after she’d documented a cross-country road trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, on social media.
Laundrie was considered a “person of interest” before he disappeared. He later died by suicide, and a note was found in which he claimed responsibility, officials said.
The three-part series, released this week, features interviews with Petito’s loved ones, as well as photographs, video footage, maps and writing excerpts. A disclaimer in the first episode notes that Petito’s journal entries and text messages were “brought to life in this series in her own voice, using voice recreation technology.”
While directors and executive producers Julia Willoughby Nason and Michael Gasparro told
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