Putin breaks silence on body double rumours after facing off against creepy AI

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Russian President Vladimir Putin faced questions from a likeness of himself during a bizarre encounter in a Q&A live broadcast today.

The warmonger was forced to respond to the rumours of him using body doubles during the televised event. A bold student using an artificial intelligence likeness asked whether it was Putin he was speaking to.

Projecting the Russian President's image, the student from St. Petersburg asked: "I would like to ask you, is it true that you have many doppelgängers?"

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They added: "And also, what is your attitude to the dangers that artificial intelligence and neural networks bring to our lives?"

A brief pause from Putin followed, before the despot replied to the question with: "The citizen from St Petersburg did not introduce himself. Yes. I see you can look like me and speak in my voice.

"But I've thought about it and decided that only one person should look like me and speak in my voice. And that person would be me."

Rumours are still circulating from Ukrainian military intelligence that several stand-ins for Putin are being used, with the doppelgängers allegedly undergoing years of training and plastic surgery to convince the public.

A Japanese AI system recently suggested the theory of one or more body doubles could be true, with voice, gait and facial recognition tests returning more than a few varying results on Putin's public appearances.

The Daily Star previously reported on the alleged body doubles, with conspiracy theorists suggesting Putin actually died earlier this year, though the Kremlin has denied using doppelgängers.

The Kremlin also denied a secret funeral service for "dead" Putin had taken place, with the Russian president alleged to have died of a heart attack by a now defunct Telegram channel.

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