Outrage over the first interview with Michael Schumacher in 10 years… who was actually answered by an artificial intelligence

Although he maintains contact with various relatives, especially after his move to the Mallorcan town of Andratx, the information about his real state is a mystery. Both his wife Corinna and his children Mick (current Mercedes F1 tester) and gina maria They jealously guard all news about it. For this reason, the cover of the magazine ‘Die Aktuelle’ announcing in full page the first interview with Michael Schumacher since 2013 It shook half the planet.

The problem is that said interview never existed: it was made by an artificial intelligence.

«No half sentences and speculations from friends. Your answers! By Michael Schumacher! Here it is: the most anticipated incredible interview! With answers to the questions that everyone has been asking for so long”, the aforementioned full-page medium primed on its cover, before going to a double interior… which no one signed.

There was a reason, because there was no editor behind it. No journalist had gone to the Schumachers’ entourage, nor had they managed to call Michael, much less had they traveled to Mallorca to see face to face with the long-awaited driver who broke almost all Formula 1 records. All the answers were made with a program, character.ai, which had been in charge of giving answers that, in the words of those responsible for ‘Die Aktuelle’ on its cover, sounded “deceptively real.”

The false answers of Michael Schumacher

In the text there are questions like “How have you been since the accident you suffered in 2013?”or “How are you today?”, which could well be those that the historic Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes driver would be asked if he could speak.

The AI ​​that has pretended to respond like Schumacher responds with vagueness like “My life has completely changed,” or the like.

It is not until the end of the text when it is specified that the interview is done by an AI. “Did Michael Schumacher really say all this? This is an interview done online on an artificial intelligence page.

What is the real status of Michael Schumacher?

Little or nothing is known about how Schumacher is doing. The family’s ‘silenzio stampa’ has only timidly opened up in a few interviews, all of them highly agreed upon and carefully selected, or in the documentary on the life of the ‘Kaiser’ that can be seen on Netflix.

In it, Corinna and her children make it clear that he is alive but in a state that is far from the giant that crushed his rivals during the early 2000s in Formula 1. “Everyone misses Michael, but Michael is here. Differently but he’s hereAnd I think that gives us all strength. He still shows me how strong he is, every day (…) We do everything we can to make Michael feel better and comfortable. So that he too can feel our family ties. And whatever happens, I’ll do everything I can. We will all do it, “says the ex-pilot’s wife, melancholic.

His figure continues to be longed for by fans and detractors, who unanimously value what he meant for the sport, which is why this false interview has outraged everyone.

“World scandal”, “shame”, “I hope they file a good complaint” are some of the comments that the performance of ‘Die Aktuelle’ has aroused, which is already a repeat offender in this type of deceptive practices.

In 2014 they made an alleged report with a photo of Schumacher sunbathing, to announce that he was already going out and could lead a reasonably normal life. That photo was from 2012before the fateful December 29, 2013 that changed everything.