The publisher of a German magazine that published what it described as a “global sensation” interview with retired F1 driver Michael Schumacher, but used answers written by artificial intelligence, fired the magazine’s editor, He apologized to Mr. Schumacher’s family.
Schumacher, 54, retired from public life after suffering brain damage in a skiing accident nearly a decade ago. Since then, his family has kept his privacy tight. The cover of the April 15th issue of Die Aktuelle, a celebrity magazine, advertised “das erste Interview”, the first interview with Mr. Schumacher from Germany after the accident.
The cover includes the words “It sounds real at first sight”, suggesting that the interview may not be what it seems.
contents of the magazinea quote from Mr. Schumacher about his family and health appeared along with a picture of him smiling and a picture of his children. explained.
Schumacher’s family has been known to keep private about his health since he hit his head on a rock while skiing at the French Alpine resort of Meribel in December 2013. “I was fighting for my life.” Few details about his health have been revealed since then.
Schumacher’s family spokeswoman Sabine Kehm said in an email on Monday that the family was planning to take legal action against Di Actuel.
Funke Media Group, which publishes Die Aktuelle, apologized to his family in a statement Friday And the magazine’s editor-in-chief, Anne Hoffman, was fired because of the article. report It first appeared before Hoffmann was let go that the Schumacher family was planning to take legal action.
“This vulgar and misleading article should never have been published,” Funke Media Group managing director Bianca Pohlmann said in an emailed statement. It did not meet the company’s journalism standards in any way.” From publishers like Funke.
When Schumacher retired in 2012, he was the most successful F1 driver of all time. He won his seven World Championships and won a record 91 Grand Prix his races.
These feats are matched only by British driver Lewis Hamilton, who in 2020 tied Mr Schumacher’s record of seven championships.That same year, Mr Hamilton surpassed Mr Schumacher’s Grand Prix record for a total of 103 race.
Mr. Schumacher’s son, Mick Schumacher, Also an F1 driverAfter two seasons with the Haas team, he is the reserve driver for Hamilton’s Mercedes team.
Little information has been released about Michael Schumacher’s life after his skiing accident. His family said he moved him from the hospital in September 2014 to his family property in Grand, Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva.
“Everybody misses Michael, but Michael is here,” his wife, Corinna Schumacher, said in the 2021 documentary Schumacher.
“No, but he’s here and I think it gives us strength,” she said.
“We are together. We live together at home,” Schumacher said. “We will treat, make Michael better, make sure he is comfortable and do everything we can to make him feel our family, our bond. .
