Vladimir Putin denied using a body double during a phone-in press conference – but the question was posed by an AI-generated image of himself.
The question about the Russian President’s alleged body doubles was posed by a St Petersburg State University using an AI-generated deep fake of Putin.
During the bizarre exchange, Putin told the AI he was his “first twin”.
He said: “You can talk like me and use my voice, my pitch, but I figured only one person can speak like myself and use my voice, and this is going to be me.”
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