Putin's New Year Address May Have Been Created by AI: What Users Are Arguing.

According to ТСН: The greeting of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, for the New Year, which was broadcast by Russian television channels, became a topic of lively discussions on social networks. Users express the assumption that the address may have been generated by artificial intelligence.

Many Russians have raised their suspicions, thinking that they are communicating with not the real president but an AI model. Here are a few reasons for such considerations:

• Putin's head appeared to move separately from his torso;

• The sleeves of his coat seemed to be empty;

• Putin continued to speak even after the clock struck 00:01.

Users also note that even the older generation of Russians noticed the unusual appearance of the president. One of the main arguments of supporters of the theory about artificial intelligence is that Putin did not say that 'the year has been hard,' although he had repeated this phrase every year for the last 25 years in office. Many Russians truly believe that 2025 was a tough year.

Moreover, in his New Year address to the Russians, Putin noted that 'millions' of people in the country 'sympathize' with the participants of the war against Ukraine and hope for 'victory.'

These discussions indicate a growing distrust of state institutions in Russia. The situation emphasizes the population's concern about the truthfulness of information presentation, as well as the influence of new technologies on political communication. In conditions where trust in authorities is diminishing, such New Year addresses may raise even more doubts among citizens.