Michael Schumacher’s family will file a complaint against the German magazine Die Aktuelle which published a fake interview with the legendary German Formula 1 driver, conducted with artificial intelligence, a spokeswoman said Thursday. The magazine boasted of having obtained Schumi’s first interview since his skiing accident and his serious head trauma at the end of 2013 in the French Alps.
On Wednesday, the magazine, specializing in people news and belonging to the German group Funke, published this “interview” and revealed that it had been generated by an artificial intelligence. The article included quotes attributed to Schumacher and referring to his family life since the accident and his state of health.
“What is private is private”
The Schumacher family intends to take legal action over this interview, said Sabine Kehm, spokesperson for the Schumacher family, in an email to AFP, confirming information from the American media ESPN.
The family of Schumacher, 54, jealously protects the privacy of the former champion who has not been seen in public since his accident. Almost no information has filtered since about his state of health. “What is private is private, as he has always said, said in a Netflix documentary released at the end of 2021 his wife, Corinna Schumacher. Michael has always protected us and now we are protecting Michael. »