The family of a Formula One racecar driver is seeking legal action against a German magazine.
relatives of Michael SchumacherThe man who earned seven Formula One championships in his career before suffering a near-fatal skiing accident in 2013 said he plans to sue the German publication really die His family told BBC Sport on an alleged fake interview created with artificial intelligence.
On 15 April, the German outlet published a photo of a smiling Schumacher on its front cover, with the caption “Michael Schumacher, first interview,” as seen in photos shared by BBC Sport. The magazine also wrote in a subheadline that the quote “sounded deceptively real” before revealing later in the article that the interview was actually generated by AI and not an actual racecar driver, according to the BBC.
The magazine also alleged that the interview was “no trivial, gibberish half-sentence,” according to ESPN.
AI quote contains material about Schumacher’s wife corina and their children, as well as health updates according to the BBC.