Foreign spies could be using deepfake technology to threaten both individual and national security, China’s Ministry of State Security has warned. Deepfake tools, while finding application in general industries, could be exploited by espionage agencies as a new weapon for “cognitive warfare”, the ministry said in a statement on its social media account on Saturday. … Read more
A deepfake romance scam that netted millions from across Asia has led to the arrest of several Hong Kong tech and digital media graduates. A seemingly beautiful woman had captured the hearts of men across Asia, but their online romance was a carefully crafted illusion. Hong Kong police revealed the woman was a deepfake, part … Read more
An increasing number of Bollywood celebrities are turning to the Copyright Act and the Information Technology Act to prevent abuse of their personality rights through generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deepfakes, in the absence of specific laws to combat this escalating concern. Legal experts say the proliferation of deepfakes, a type of generative AI, poses … Read more
Popular content creator and actor Bhuvan Bam has alerted his fans and followers about a deepfake video of him that is being circulated on social media. The video, which falsely represents Bhuvan urging people to invest in tennis through a certain bookie’s predictions, has prompted a swift response from his team. Recently, deepfake videos have … Read more
SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (Jun 27) warned people about “malicious” deepfake videos of him commenting on foreign relations and leaders. In a Facebook post, Mr Lee said that there have been deepfake videos of him supposedly talking about international relations, foreign leaders, and other subjects. “The motive of these deepfakes may … Read more
In the era of deepfakes, photographs placed by a spouse alleging adultery by the other partner would have to be proved by way of evidence before the family court, the Delhi High Court has said. The court’s observation came while dealing with a man’s contention that his estranged wife was living in adultery. The high … Read more
New Delhi: Innovations like deepfake detection tools by several startups such as OpenAI, Sensity AI, and others are enhancing the detection of manipulated content and enabling more secure digital environments, a new report said on Friday. According to the data and analytics company GlobalData, in the dynamic field of cybersecurity, transformative technologies like artificial intelligence … Read more
As the world becomes more reliant on technology, the dark side of innovation emerges through deepfakes. Actor Anup Soni recently faced this troubling trend when a manipulated video endorsing IPL betting spread widely, using his voice and clips from his popular show Crime Patrol. This video, likely created using artificial intelligence (AI), convincingly replicated Soni’s … Read more
Actor Ashutosh Rana had spoken out about his deepfake video in behalf of a political party. Speaking with India Today, Ashutosh further stated that AI can add a person’s face to any video, which may “even lead to your character assassination”. According to the article, the deepfake video showed him delivering a poem with the … Read more
Home Entertainment After Ranveer Singh, Allu Arjun Falls Prey To Political Campaigning Video; Old Clip Resurfaces Online A clip of popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun resurfaced on X/ Twitter falsely depicting him as a campaigner a certain political party. While the video has made multiple rounds on the internet. Here’s that original video of the … Read more
