Putin was confused when facing his AI doppelganger!


Dec 14, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas


Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared confused when confronted by an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated version of himself during a marathon online and TV appearance today during which he answered questions from reporters and polled citizens.

Putin's "double" used the opportunity to ask him a question, reports Reuters.

"Vladimir Vladimirovich, hello, I'm a student at St. Petersburg State University. I'd like to ask if it's true that you have a lot of doppelgangers," Putin's doppelgänger said, drawing laughter from a packed hall in Moscow.


"Let me also ask how you view the dangers that artificial intelligence and neural networks bring to our lives," added the doppelgänger who looked like Putin and spoke in his voice.

The question caused hesitation in Putin, which rarely happens to him, and he was already in the fourth hour of answering citizens' questions at a marathon online conference.

"I see that maybe you look like me and speak in my voice. But I thought about it and only one person can be like me and speak in my voice, and that will be me," Putin said, adding "By the way, that's my first double ".

It is often speculated, especially in the Western media, that Putin has one or more doppelgängers to appear in his place at some public gatherings. The Kremlin denied this.

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