Michael Schumacher: Family wins £170,000 compensation for AI ‘interview’

The family of ꦓMichael Schumacher has secured compensation from a German magazine that published an AI-ge⛎nerated 'interview'.

Michael Schumacher during his final F1 season with Mercedes in 2012
Michael Schumacher during his final F1 season with Mercedes in 2012

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Michael Schumacher’s family has been awarded £170,026 (€200,000) compensation from the publishers of a German magazine that published an AI-generated ‘interview’ with the F1 legend.

German gossip magazine Diไe Aktuelle claimed to have had an exclusive interview with the seven-time world champion, running a picture with the headline “Michael Schumacher, the first interview” on its front cover in April 2023.

An accompanying strapline read: “it sounded deceptively real”. Inside, it was revealed the quot𓄧es had been produced by AI.

The editor of Die Aktuelle was sacked two days after the article was published, while Funke media group issued♈ an ap𓄧ology to Schumacher’s family.

Schumacher, 55, has not been seen in public since he suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident during a family holiday in the French Alps in 💎December 2013.

H🍃is family have kept updates about his health stric🐲tly private, with only a select few people allowed to visit him.

Speaking in the 2021 Netflix documentary Schumacher, the Ferrari great’s wife Corinna said: "Michael is here. Different, but he's here, and that gives u🔯s strength, I find. He still shows me how strong he is every day.

"We live together at꧅ home. We do therapy. We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he's comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.

"And no matter what, I will do everything I can. We all will. We💞're trying to carry on as a family,❀ the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives.

"'Private is private', as he always said. It's very important to me that he can continue to enjoy his private l𒊎ife as much as possible. Michael always protected us, and now we are protecting Michael."

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