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During his annual news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin was confronted with an AI-generated version of himself, leaving him momentarily speechless. The deepfake 'double' was one of many callers who questioned Putin via video link. Speculation about Putin having body doubles to cover for him due to alleged health problems has been denied by the Kremlin, which maintains that the president's health is excellent.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was confronted with an AI-generated version of himself during his annual news conference, where a student asked about the existence of his body doubles and the dangers of artificial intelligence. Putin hesitated briefly before asserting that only one person should resemble him and speak with his voice. Speculation about Putin having body doubles has been denied by the Kremlin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was momentarily taken aback when confronted with an AI-generated version of himself during an annual news conference. The AI "double" asked Putin about the existence of body doubles and the dangers of artificial intelligence. Putin hesitated before asserting that only he should resemble and speak like himself. Speculation about Putin having body doubles has been denied by the Kremlin, which maintains that the president's health is excellent.
An investigation by Russian media outlet Proekt claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin uses body doubles and has a 'clean zone' where staff must quarantine before getting close to him. The report highlights instances where Putin visibly kept a distance from others during official events and suggests that the use of body doubles has increased since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Speculation about Putin's use of body doubles has been fueled by his changing appearance and behavior. While Putin has denied using body doubles, he has admitted that he was offered the chance to use them for security reasons.
The Kremlin has denied rumors that Russian President Vladimir Putin suffered a heart attack and uses body doubles for public appearances. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Putin is healthy and dismissed the claims as "absurd information hoaxes." The rumors originated from a Telegram channel, General SVR, which has previously made claims about Putin's health. Despite speculation and previous claims by government officials, there is no evidence to suggest that Putin is suffering from serious illness.
The Kremlin has dismissed rumors that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ill and laughed off claims that he uses body doubles for public appearances. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the reports "fake" and "absurd information hoaxes." Putin, who turned 71 on October 7, maintains a busy schedule of meetings and public appearances, and has denied using body doubles in the past.
A top adviser to the Ukrainian government, Anton Gerashechenko, has shared photos on Twitter suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been using body doubles to attend public events in his place. Conspiracy theories about Putin using body doubles have floated around since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but have never been proven. Ukrainian military intelligence representative Andriy Yusov told the Kyiv Post “a man that looks like Putin visited Mariupol.” The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, told the outlet earlier this year that using body doubles reduces the risk of an assassination attempt.