Die Aktuelle ran a headline promising the first interview with Michael Schumacher since a 2013 accident, but the quotes attributed to Schumacher were produced by AI.
A German magazine editor was sacked after running an artificial intelligence-generated interview with former Formula One racer Michael Schumacher.
As Reuters reports, Die Aktuelle’s parent company Funke also apologized to Schumacher’s family for the fake interview. The family said earlier this week that they were planning legal action against the magazine because of it.
The celebrated racer has not been seen in public or done any media interviews since he a December 2013 skiing accident left him with a traumatic brain injury.
The controversy stems from the cover of the latest edition of the women’s weekly magazine.
