The Schumacher family sued Funke for 200 thousand euros for an AI-generated interview
Media group Funke has paid compensation to the family of racing driver Michael Schumacher for an interview generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Übermedien reports.
The Schumacher family sued for 200 thousand euros. This payment is specified in the ruling of the Munich Labor Court.
In April 2023, the German magazine Die Aktuelle, part of the Funke media group, published an interview with the racing driver. The front page featured a photograph with the caption “Michael Schumacher, first interview!”
It later became known that the interview was generated by AI. Schumacher’s relatives filed a lawsuit against the publication, and the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Anne Hoffmann, was fired.
The seven-time Formula 1 champion suffered a traumatic brain injury while skiing in the Alps in December 2013. As a result of the incident, the athlete fell into a coma. The racer is recovering in his own villa, which is located on the shores of Lake Geneva.
Source: Lenta
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