"I Died That Day in Parkland": Shotline Uses AI-Generated Voices of Gun Victims to Call Congress

The shooting in Kansas City on Wednesday came on the sixth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school massacre that left 17 dead and injured 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. To mark the anniversary, gun control advocates have launched a project called The Shotline," which calls lawmakers with AI-generated audio messages that feature the voices of gun violence victims, pushing them to pass stricter gun control laws and prevent future tragedies. One of the victims featured is Parkland student Joaquin Oliver, who was just 17 years old when he was killed. We speak to Joaquin's father, Manuel Oliver, a gun reform activist who worked on the Shotline" project. He describes the project as the result of more than six years being ignored" while begging these politicians to pass laws," and reacts to the news of the Super Bowl parade shooting in Kansas City.