All posts tagged: Deepfakes

Congress using fear, rumours and now deepfakes for its propaganda: Anurag Thakur

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Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and BJP leader Anurag Thakur. File | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister Anurag Thakur on May 1 said the Congress was using all types of tricks, including deepfakes, for its propaganda. He refuted the Congress’ charge that democracy was under threat or that reservations would be taken away by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. “It was during the Congress regime that democracy was finished by imposing Emergency,” Thakur told PTI Videos at the Lucknow airport. The Minister is in Uttar Pradesh to attend several programmes and campaign rallies. “Congress is using fear, confusion, rumour, deepfake and all kinds of tricks. The way foreign powers try to destabilise any country, the Congress is using all kinds of tricks for its propaganda,” he said. The BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India against the Congress alleging that it circulated the “deepfake and morphed” video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to derail the poll process, and demanded strict action against the party. “They (Congress) have been …

Katrina Kaif speaks fluent French in edited video; fans are shocked: ‘Deepfakes are getting scary’ | Bollywood

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In 2017, Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan attended the launch of Bina Kak’s book Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore in Mumbai. At the book release, the actors were also joined by Salman’s father, veteran screenwriter Salim Khan. Recently, a fan page of Katrina shared a video of the actor from the event in which she is seen speaking fluent French albeit with the help of artificial intelligence. Also read: Katrina Kaif reveals rejecting Hollywood film Katrina Kaif fans are reacting to an AI-generated video that shows her speaking in French. (File Photo/Yogen Shah) Can Katrina Kaif speak in French? The deepfake video has Katrina discussing Bina’s ‘incredible book’ in French. The accompanying caption came with a disclaimer: “Both Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan attended the book launch of Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore by Bina Kak. Salman and Katrina are very close to her from their Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya movie. She played Salman’s mother in that movie. Disclaimer: The French voiceover is AI-generated but the speech hasn’t been morphed or twisted, it is the exact the …

Ranveer Singh warns fans against deepfakes as video with political message goes viral | Bollywood

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After Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh has issued a clarification of sorts about a deepfake video doing the rounds. The video, being shared on Twitter and Instagram, shows Ranveer criticising the government with added AI-synthesised voiceover. (Also read: Aamir Khan files FIR against fake video, says he’s ‘never endorsed any political party’ in his entire career) Ranveer Singh has issued a clarification of sorts after his fake video went viral. Ranveer’s message Ranveer took to Twitter to share a cautionary message for his fans. “Deepfake se bacho dostonnnn (Beware of deepfake, friends).” The video is from Ranveer’s recent visit to Varanasi for a Manish Malhotra fashion show. Actor Kriti Sanon had also joined him for the trip. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! In the original video, Ranveer had praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his vision. But in the fake version, he was shown as criticising the rising unemployment under the PM’s rule. Aamir Khan files FIR Earlier this week, Mumbai Police registered an FIR against an …

AI Deepfakes Rising as Risk for APAC Organisations

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AI deepfakes were not on the risk radar of organisations just a short time ago, but in 2024, they are rising up the ranks. With AI deepfakes’ potential to cause anything from a share price tumble to a loss of brand trust through misinformation, they are likely to feature as a risk for some time. Robert Huber, chief security officer and head of research at cyber security firm Tenable, argued in an interview with TechRepublic that AI deepfakes could be used by a range of malicious actors. While detection tools are still maturing, APAC enterprises can prepare by adding deepfakes to their risk assessments and better protecting their own content. Ultimately, more protection for organisations is likely when international norms converge around AI. Huber called on larger tech platform players to step up with stronger and clearer identification of AI-generated content, rather than leaving this to non-expert individual users. AI deepfakes are a rising risk for society and businesses The risk of AI-generated misinformation and disinformation is emerging as a global risk. In 2024, following …

Watermark on AI-generated Content, Clarity on Source: In Chat With Bill Gates, PM Modi Bats for Do’s & Don’ts to Escape Deepfakes

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PM Narendra Modi in conversation with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates. (X/@BJP4India) The prime minister said in a vast democratic country like India, anyone can misuse deepfake technology, including mimicking his voice which could lead to widespread uproar Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday listed the challenges of Artificial Intelligence as he discussed the future of the technology with Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, noting that he too had been on the receiving end of deepfakes. Gates, while discussing AI, said one was “surprised at how good this is and you are also surprised at how bad it is”. “It will do things you think are hard and then will fail to do some things you feel are easy. I started my trip from Hyderabad which was a nice occasion because Microsoft is celebrating 25 years in the country and that has been such a fantastic experience. So I was challenging the team there that we have to make the accuracy better. For now, AI is a co-pilot that helps suggest things but …

AI’s Impact On 2024 Lok Sabha Polls-Are We Prepared?

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The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are poised to witness a paradigm shift due to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on a large scale. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has established itself as a frontrunner in adopting cutting-edge technology compared to other political factions in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading the BJP government at the Centre, stands out as one of the most tech-savvy leaders in the nation. In preparation for the forthcoming elections, the BJP has employed AI to translate PM Modi’s speeches into eight different languages, aiming to expand his reach across diverse linguistic communities. These speeches are now accessible in Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Marathi, Odia, and Malayalam through various social media platforms. Previously, PM Modi utilised AI to translate his live speech during the Kashi Tamil Sangamam event in Varanasi in December 2023. Addressing the audience in Hindi, his speech was seamlessly translated into Tamil in real-time. BJP’s Approach More Advanced Experts note that both the BJP and the Congress are actively harnessing AI to enhance their campaign strategies. …

AI deepfakes are cheap, easy, and coming for the 2024 election

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Our new Thursday episodes of Decoder are all about deep dives into big topics in the news, and this week, we’re continuing our miniseries on one of the biggest topics of all: generative AI. Last week, we took a look at the wave of copyright lawsuits that might eventually grind this whole industry to a halt. Those are basically a coin flip — and the outcomes are off in the distance, as those cases wind their way through the legal system. A bigger problem right now is that AI systems are really good at making just believable enough fake images and audio — and with tools like OpenAI’s new Sora, maybe video soon, too. And of course, it’s once again a presidential election year here in the US. So today, Verge policy editor Adi Robertson joins the show to discuss how AI might supercharge misinformation and lies in an election that’s already as contentious as any in our lifetimes — and what might be done about it. The conversation around media manipulation on social platforms …

AI, Elections And Law – India-EU Talks Underline Why Collective Action Is Important

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India will be going to the polls in the next couple of weeks and around 17 European countries will see parliamentary or presidential elections in 2024. It’s not being called a mega-election year for nothing-over 50 countries worldwide and half the world’s population is voting in national elections this year.  One of the biggest challenges that has emerged today is Generative Artificial Intelligence(AI)-induced mis- and disinformation. Risk from it has been rated as the most pressing issue in the short term by the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2024. It surpasses even climate change, war, and economic weakness. On Wednesday, over 35 experts from the European Union (EU) and India are coming together in New Delhi to look at ways to tackle the threat of online disinformation and information manipulation. The Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to India, Seppo Nurmi, has said, “In the physical world, Europe might seem far away from Asia, but in cyberspace, we live together, sometimes in a complex, dangerous cyber-neighbourhood where our societies depend on …

WhatsApp Introduces Helpline in India to Diminish AI-Generated Misinformation, Deepfakes

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WhatsApp will soon get an important safety feature that will help users in India avoid misinformation, especially those generated by artificial intelligence (AI), and deepfakes. Meta and the Misinformation Combat Alliance (MCA) announced on Monday that they will soon launch a helpline on WhatsApp where users will be able to report all such instances. The development comes just days after 20 leading tech firms, including Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, pledged to work together to detect and counter harmful AI content ahead of global elections in 2024. MCA, a cross-industry collaborative organisation focused on eliminating misinformation, partnered with Meta to work on this new safety feature. WhatsApp Helpline will be a chatbot where any user can easily reach out and report a message that is spreading misinformation or is a deepfake. Deepfakes are AI-generated content, mainly in image or video format, that either impersonates another person or manipulates objects and facts to mislead the viewers. Often, such content is made to be hyperrealistic and can instil paranoia and frenzy in large groups. The MCA will …

Shahid on deepfakes: ‘We are pushing blame on AI, human beings are the problem’ | Bollywood

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Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon have been busy with the promotion of their upcoming film Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya. In their recent interview with India Today, Shahid and Kriti spoke about how their movie explores an ‘impossible love story’ in the uncharted territories of artificial intelligence (AI). When asked about the surge in deepfake videos, Shahid blamed human beings for the misuse of AI, saying ‘There’s a difference between man-made and God created’. Also read: Rashmika Mandanna breaks silence on ‘extremely scary’ deepfake video of her being spread online Shahid Kapoor poses during the promotion for his upcoming movie Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, which talks about AI. (PTI) ‘We are looking for an alternate reality’ Shahid Kapoor said, ”Human beings are themselves the problem. They have done this to the world. We are pushing the blame on AI. We are used to not living in reality. We keep projecting something else on social media that is not a reality and keep comparing reality with what we see on social media and …