Schumacher Family Wins $217,000 Over AI-Generated Interview

German magazine Die Aktuelle faces legal defeat and public backlash for publishing a fabricated interview with the F1 legend.

The Schumacher family received €200,000 ($217,000) in compensation from Die Aktuelle's publisher, Funke Media Group.
The magazine falsely promoted an AI-generated interview with Michael Schumacher as his first since his 2013 accident.
Funke Media Group apologized and fired the editor responsible for the misleading article.
Michael Schumacher has been kept out of the public eye since suffering a severe brain injury in a skiing accident.
The incident raises broader concerns about the ethical use of AI in media.