'That's my first double': Putin thrown off-guard after AI-generated clone quizzes him | WATCH
India TV NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin was in for a surprise at his end-of-the-year conference in Moscow as he responded to questions from ordinary citizens and international journalists here. A person claiming to be "a student from St Petersburg" used a nearly identical, AI-generated representation of the Russian President and asked Putin about rumours surrounding him using a body double and the dangers of artificial intelligence via a video link. According to reports, General SVR said that the 71-year-old Putin suffered a cardiac arrest in his presidential bedroom and was found lying on the floor with overturned food and drinks. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed rumours of Putin suffering a cardiac arrest, affirming that he was fine and in good health. Peskov denied speculation that Vladimir Putin is ill and said rumours he uses a body double are an "absurd hoax".