Schumacher's family wins compensation for “interview” carried out by AI

The family of Michael Schumacher secured compensation of 200 euros (around R$1 million) from the publisher of a German magazine that published a false “interview” created by artificial intelligence (IA) with the seven-time Formula 1 world champion.

A family spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday (22) the decision of the Munich Labor Court and the agreement reached with the media group Funke, owner of the magazine Die Aktuelle, without making any further comment.

The magazine's editor was fired last year, and Funke apologized to the Schumacher family.

Ferrari legend Schumacher, now 55, has not been seen in public since suffering a serious brain injury in a skiing accident during a family holiday in the French Alps in December 2013.

Schumacher's family will press charges after fake AI interview

Michael Schumacher's family will file a complaint against the German magazine Die Aktuelle, which published a fake interview with the legendary pilotthe German Formula 1, carried out with Artificial Intelligence (AI), reported the American sports television network ESPN this Thursday (20).

Schumacher's family maintains complete privacy regarding the former's condition.piloto, with access restricted to only the closest people.

Die Aktuelle published a cover in April 2023 with a photo of a smiling Schumacher and the headline promehaving “Michael Schumacher, the first interview.”

The subtitle still said: “it looked terribly real”, but in the text, the “quotes” revealed to have been generated by artificial intelligence.

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