At noon local time today (14th), Russia's Putin held his annual press conference in Moscow. According to reports from RIA Novosti, Sputnik and Russia Today, in the "live connection", an AI-generated "AI Putin" asked Putin himself, "Do you have many stand-ins who look like you?"Both Putin and the reporters at the scene appreciated the "joke", but Putin said that "AI Putin" was the "first stand-in" he saw.
On the 14th local time, Russia's ** Putin connected with "AI Putin" at the annual press conference held in Moscow **RIA Novosti.
According to Russia Today (RT), the maker of "AI Putin" claims to be a student from St. Petersburg State University who used "deepfake technology" to make "AI Putin".
AI Putin "asked Putin himself, "I want to ask, I heard that you have a lot of stand-ins, is this true?".What are your thoughts on the dangers that artificial intelligence and neural networks pose to our lives?”
Putin said that the only person who looks like him and speaks in his voice is himself. That is, he did not use a stand-in.
As for the development of artificial intelligence, it is impossible to stop," Putin noted, which means that we need to take the lead in this field as much as possible.
Putin added that "no one knows what the outcome will be." We can talk about restrictions and self-restraint on AI technologies, (or) an agreement between leaders so that humanity is not endangered. However, he insisted that AI "cannot replace humans."
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