Russian 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. Unexpectedly, he was confronted by an AI-generated clone of himself, who questioned him on the use of body doubles and artificial intelligence.Russian 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. Unexpectedly, he was confronted by an AI-generated clone of himself, who questioned him on the use of body doubles and artificial intelligence.