It seems that certain magazines are ready to do anything to get a little buzz. In Germany, the weekly Actual indeed claims to have obtained a world exclusive interview with Michael Schumacher. As a reminder, the seven-time world champion F1 has not been seen publicly since his skiing accident in December 2013, which left him with serious head injuries.
The magazine also dedicated its cover to the said interview, with a headline as evocative as it is scandalous. “The First Interview”, accompanied by the mention “World sensation”. The interview is also titled “My life has completely changed.” and strangely begins like this: “It seems wrong. We asked him how he was really doing. Finally, ten years after his tragic skiing accident, we are getting answers.”
😭I stood on my head.
A German review announcing "the first interview with Michael Schumacher" from 2013. "World Sensation". Double page. Sin firma. ¡Pero in reality its response to an artificial intelligence program! Y la han publicado… No puede ser pic.twitter.com/753u7bKYfW
— Fabio Marchi (@FabioMarchiMD) April 18, 2023
Sharp criticism
The problem ? This is because the interview was not carried out with Schumacher, but via… artificial intelligence, on the basis of previous interviews granted by certain family members and relatives of the greatest driver Ferrari Of the history. The magazine makes no secret of it, and mentions it at the end of the article, in small letters, as if the only purpose of precision was to protect itself legally. “Did Michael Schumacher really say everything himself? The interview was conducted online. On a page that deals with artificial intelligence, or AI for short.
A publication obviously very controversial in Germany, which brought out of its hinges a media expert, the founder of Übermedien, Boris Rosenkranz. In an online publication, he rants about the mistakes of the title. “One should not expect much from the magazine “Die Aktuelle” and the editorial team behind it, preferably nothing at all, and certainly not anything like decency or truthfulness.”
Naturally, this interview caused an uproar in Germany and is starting to spread to the rest of the Old Continent. This above all raises the question of the dangerousness of the excesses of artificial intelligence, and refers to philosophical questions about the unique capacity of man to create tools, which can sometimes exceed him.
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YVES HENRI RANDIER
19/04/2023 at 12:38 a.m.
Total rubbish... as - unfortunately - many German tabloids and magazines know how to do, starting with Bild Zeitung!! Surprising that our English friends hadn't thought of it before, they who also have many cabbage leaves!