Schumacher Family Reported To Be Taking Legal Action After Fake Distasteful AI Interview

A spokesperson for the Schumacher family has explained that they are looking to take legal action after a German publication ran a front-page article leading readers to believe it was with Michael Schumacher, when in fact it was AI-generated.

The Schumacher family is reportedly taking legal action against German magazine Die Aktuelle after it ran an article featuring a fake interview with Michael Schumacher, the seven-time Formula One champion who has been out of the public eye since a serious skiing accident in 2013 left him with severe brain injuries.

The magazine, which has a history of misleading headlines involving the Schumacher family, alluded that they had secured the first interview with the F1 icon since his accident. The headline read, "Michael Schumacher, The First Interview, World Sensation". However, all of the answers were generated by AI.

The Schumacher family has made a concerted effort to protect Michael's privacy since the accident, and little is known about his current medical condition. The fake interview has outraged the F1 community, particularly in regards to questions about the accident and Schumacher's health since then.

According to ESPN, the family are looking to take legal action against the publication. This is also not the first time Die Aktuelle has been involved in controversial coverage of the Schumacher family. The magazine ran a headline "Awake" when Schumacher was in a coma in 2014, with a picture of Michael and his wife Corinna on the front page. This lead readers to believe that he had emerged from his coma, when in fact the article was about people who had woken up from comas in the past. 

The Schumacher family has had enough of the magazine's irresponsible and misleading journalism, and is taking action to protect Michael's privacy.