{"id":122364,"date":"2023-12-14T20:29:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122364"},"modified":"2023-12-14T20:29:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:29:42","slug":"vladimir-putin-mocks-body-double-claims-in-interview-with-ai-version-of-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/vladimir-putin-mocks-body-double-claims-in-interview-with-ai-version-of-himself\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Putin mocks body double claims in interview with AI version of himself"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

During the bizarre exchange, Putin told the AI he was his “first twin”.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

The Russian leader has long been rumoured to use body doubles. In 2020, Putin said he was offered a double for security but turned him down.<\/p>\n

Putin answered questions from journalists and members of the Russian public during the four-hour live broadcast on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The military featured heavily in his remarks – concerns over continuing Western aid to Ukraine appeared to buoy the Russian President.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Kyiv, he said: “They have been trying to maintain their manufacturing capability but they have actually been importing things for free, freeloading. But it will come to an end sooner or later.”<\/p>\n

He also said Russia and China were experiencing an unprecedented level of cooperation and compared the war in Ukraine to the one in Gaza claiming the latter was much more brutal.<\/p>\n

He said: “Everybody here and around the world can see and look at the special military operation and at what is happening in Gaza and feel the difference.”<\/p>\n

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