New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (November 17) flagged the difficulty of synthetic intelligence to create ‘deep fakes’, and mentioned that the media must educate individuals relating to the rising disaster. The challenge made headlines lately after ‘deep fake’ movies of some Bollywood actresses surfaced on social media. Rashmika Mandanna’s deepfake video had gone viral on social media which confirmed her face morphed over the physique of British-Indian Instagram influencer Zara Patel. Deep fakes of Katrina Kaif and Kajol made rounds on social media in the previous couple of days.
Addressing journalists at BJP’s Diwali Milan programme on the occasion’s headquarters within the nationwide capital, PM Modi additionally referred to his resolve to make India ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India), saying these should not merely phrases however a floor actuality. He additionally mentioned that his name for ‘vocal for local’ has discovered people’s help.
The Prime Minister additional mentioned that India’s achievements through the COVID-19 pandemic created confidence among the many those who the nation is just not going to cease now.
He additionally mentioned that Chhath Puja has turn out to be a ‘rashtriya parva’ (nationwide competition) and it’s a matter of nice happiness.
Deep fakes
After Rashmika Mandanna and Katrina Kaif, a pretend video of Bollywood actress Kajol has been doing rounds on social media platforms. The footage, initially shared on TikTok, showcases Kajol’s face digitally manipulated to create a deceptive and fabricated situation. In the video, the lady purporting to be Kajol seems to be altering garments, additional emphasising the misleading nature of the deep pretend content material.
Following Rashmika’s pretend viral video, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) issued an advisory to social media platforms, highlighting the authorized laws governing deep fakes and the potential penalties related to their creation and dissemination.
Citing Section 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000, the federal government advisory acknowledged, “Whoever, by means of any communication device or computer resource cheats by personating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.” For the unversed, Section 66D relates to ‘punishment for dishonest by personation through the use of laptop useful resource’.
(With PTI inputs)
