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Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula One champion, is set to take legal action against a German magazine for publishing what it claimed to be an artificial intelligence-generated interview with him. Family spokesperson Sabine Kehm confirmed to The Associated Press by email on Thursday that legal action is being planned against Die Aktuelle, a tabloid celebrity magazine in Germany.
The magazine printed a photo of the 54-year-old Schumacher on its front page last weekend along with the words: “Michael Schumacher, the first interview!” The magazine also wrote “it sounds deceptively real” with the supposed quotes attributed to Schumacher generated by AI.
The legal action is being taken due to the magazine's false claims about the AI-generated interview. Schumacher's family believes that the magazine attempted to mislead readers and misrepresent the driver.
Schumacher suffered a near-fatal brain injury in December 2013 while skiing in the French Alps at Meribel. Doctors removed blood clots but others were left untouched because they were too deeply embedded in his brain. Since being transferred from hospital in September 2014, the seven-time F1 champion continues to be cared for privately at a family home in Switzerland.
Schumacher shares the record for most F1 titles with British driver Lewis Hamilton, who drives for Mercedes. Schumacher retired from F1 in 2012 after three seasons with Mercedes and was replaced on the team by Hamilton.
The family of Michael Schumacher is taking legal action against Die Aktuelle for its false claims about the AI-generated interview. The magazine's attempt to mislead readers and misrepresent the driver has been met with strong criticism from Schumacher's family. They are now taking the necessary steps to ensure that such an incident does not occur again.