Michael Schumacher: German publisher apologises to F1 champion's family and sacks editor over AI-generated interview

A German publisher has apologised for publishing an AI-generated interview with Michael Schumacher.

Funke magazines is also firing the editor of Die Aktuelle over the"tasteless and misleading article" which it now says should"never have appeared". Managing director Bianca Pohlmann said the piece"does not in any way correspond to the standards of journalism that we - and our readers - expect from a publisher like Funke".Family spokesperson Sabine Kehm already told The Associated Press on Thursday that it was planning to takeThe 15 April front cover of weekly German magazine Die Aktuelle

The magazine printed a photo of the 54-year-old former racing driver 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.

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