Tag : Deepfake

New Delhi [India]: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said his government was committed to safeguarding the people from misinformation including that generated through AI and deepfakes. Speaking with ANI, the Minister for State for information technology said his government will continue to create frameworks, and if need be a new legislation will be brought in, to ensure that deepfakes or misinformation do not pose threats to Indians. "We will continue to create a framework including, but not limited to if necessary, to new legislation to ensure that deepfakes or misinformation at large do not pose a threat, do not pose challenge to the safety and trust of the 1.2 billion Indians who will be on the Indian internet," Chandrasekhar said. "While AI is a tool of empowerment, growth and innovation, we must not forget that there are people on the internet that use AI and other forms of misinformation to cause harm, to cause chaos in society, to cause disorder, to incite violence and deepfakes that are misinformation powered by AI is a very important, clear and present danger to the safety and trust of Indians who are using the internet and we have already worked very hard and created the IT Rules in April 2023," the minister said. The minister's views come days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the much-important threat to humanity through emerging technology like AI and deepfakes. On November 17, speaking at the Diwali Milan programme held at BJP Headquarters here in New Delhi, PM Modi urged people to exercise caution over the rising threats of artificial intelligence in generating 'deepfakes'. Sharing a personal experience, he said he was surprised to see a fake video in which he was performing Garba. "A big section o ...