The magazine “Die Aktuell” advertises with an alleged interview with Michael Schumacher.Image: www.imago-images.de / imago sportfotodienst
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More than nine years ago, Michael Schumacher had a serious skiing accident in the French Alps. Since this tragic event, the former racing driver has been withdrawn from the public eye.
How he is doing today is unclear – his family consistently protects his privacy. Despite the massive interest of many media houses, interviews with the Formula 1 legend were no longer permitted. However, not all tabloids can accept that. The headline in bold letters on the cover of the magazine “Die Aktuell” now reads: “Michael Schumacher: the first interview”.
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This title is initially very irritating due to the circumstances described. However, anyone who expects an actual exclusive interview behind the headline falls for deceptive reporting.
So there is a fake conversation behind the whole actionin which the editors of the magazine “Die Aktuell” had an artificial intelligence formulate answers to the interview questions.
The cover of the magazine “Die Aktuell” refers to the fabricated interview with Michael Schumacher.Image: “The Current”
As an indication that the interview is a fake, the addition “It sounds deceptively real” can be found under the bold headline in small. However, this is more likely to be classified as a legal trick than a serious attempt to clear up the action.
The AI Schumacher gives answers to the most burning questions
Because to keep the appearance of a real conversation for as long as possible, the following supposed quote can be found as a headline on the inside of the magazine: “My life has changed completely.”
In the course of the fake interview, the AI Schumacher finally gives answers as to whether, for example, he will return to the public in the future or what his state of health is like.
“The interview was on the Internet. On a site that has to do with artificial intelligence, or AI for short.”
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In the entire course of the supposed interview, the readers of the gossip magazine are boldly fooled. Only in the reference do attentive consumers of the magazines find the note: “The interview was on the Internet. On a site that has to do with artificial intelligence, or AI for short.”
Supposed Schumi interview causes severe criticism
The online portal “overmedia” summarizes the dubious action in a media review aptly: “Too stupid to be true.” This “remarkable cheek” had nothing to do with journalism.
“Too stupid to be true.”
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To justify the fake interview, “The Current” states that that the AI used for the conversation would ultimately only obtain its information from the Internetso somewhere they should be written there.
The AI the gossip magazine allegedly refers to appears to be “character.ai”. There, users can have conversations with celebrities.
