Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures throughout his mix call-in-show and annual press convention on December 14, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin was requested a query by what seemed to be an AI-generated “deep faux” of himself throughout a Q&A session with the general public Thursday.
Putin held his annual phone-in with the Russian public, which was mixed together with his end-of-year press convention. It is a carefully adopted occasion, but in addition a rigorously orchestrated and curated affair, giving Russian residents an opportunity to talk instantly with the president on a spread of points.
“Mr President, good afternoon, I’m a pupil learning at St Petersburg Institute. Do you’ve loads of twins? And one other level, what’s your angle in the direction of the hazards with neural networks and synthetic intelligence?” the AI questioner requested, in accordance with a dwell NBC Information translation.
The query was met with laughter from the watching crowd, and a quick pause from a stern-looking Putin.
“I see chances are you’ll resemble me and communicate with my voice. However I’ve thought of it and determined that just one individual have to be like me and communicate with my voice, and that might be me,” Putin responded.
The Kremlin lately dismissed long-standing hypothesis within the press and on social media that Putin makes use of physique doubles at some occasions. In the meantime, there’s rising concern throughout the globe about the usage of AI “deep fakes” to unfold misinformation.
“Deepfake” is a time period used to explain an AI created picture, sound or video of an actual individual. This tech is getting used to unfold false info by doctoring photos or audio of political figures and celebs.
—CNBC’s Holly Ellyatt contributed to this text.
