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- Vladimir Putin was questioned by an AI-generated deepfake of himself in a surreal press conference.
- The doppelgänger asked him if he had any doubles, referencing speculation Putin uses body doubles.
- The heavily staged phone-in saw Putin refuse to back down over Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin was confronted by an AI doppelgänger as a marathon public phone-in with the Russian public took a surreal turn.
The Russian president seemed startled when he was asked a question by an AI-generated deepfake of himself during a heavily-staged four-hour Q&A session on Thursday.