From Rashmika to Kohli: Celebrities Who Fall Prey to AI Deception
2 months, 1 week ago

From Rashmika to Kohli: Celebrities Who Fall Prey to AI Deception

Deccan Chronicle  

Pi-labs, a leader in cyberforensics leveraging AI to enhance law enforcement efficiency, has unveiled its list of the Top 10 victims of AI deepfakes in 2024. A viral deepfake video of Rashmika led to widespread commentary, with netizens identifying it as a manipulated video featuring British influencer Zara Patel. Shaktikanta Das RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’s image was exploited in deepfake videos promoting fake investment schemes. Influencer Ira Sharma Ira Sharma, a deepfake influencer created by AI tools, has gained attention for her seemingly harmless online persona. Virat Kohli – Shubman Gill A deepfake video of Virat Kohli criticizing Shubman Gill sparked online controversy.

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Celebrity AI deepfakes are flooding the internet. Hollywood is pushing Congress to fight back
3 weeks ago

Celebrity AI deepfakes are flooding the internet. Hollywood is pushing Congress to fight back

CNN  

ATLANTA CNN — Steve Harvey is best known for awarding money to “Family Feud” contestants or dishing out advice on his radio show. In 2025, Harvey says scams using his likeness are at “an all-time high.” “I prided myself on my brand being one of authenticity, and people know that, and so they take the fact that I’m known and …

AI strikes again? Vidya Balan issues SCAM alert; warns of fake videos
3 weeks, 6 days ago

AI strikes again? Vidya Balan issues SCAM alert; warns of fake videos

Live Mint  

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan recently issued a public warning after several AI-generated deepfake videos of her went viral on social media. Vidya Balan's AI generated video In one of the AI-generated videos, Vidya Balan is seen sitting on a sofa, greeting viewers with, “Hey, main hoon aap sabki favourite Vidya Balan.". Vidya Balan also posted a note with the video, …

Vidya Balan asks fans not to engage with misleading AI content featuring her
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Vidya Balan asks fans not to engage with misleading AI content featuring her

Deccan Chronicle  

Actor Vidya Balan has warned fans against several inauthentic "AI-generated" videos featuring her that are circulating on social media, saying she has no involvement in their creation or dissemination.Balan, who has been a part of films such as "Kahaani", "The Dirty Picture", "Tumhari Sulu" and "Sherni", shared a post on her Instagram handle on Saturday addressing the same. "There are …

Deepfake scam in Indonesia: President Prabowo's image used to swindle citizens
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Deepfake scam in Indonesia: President Prabowo's image used to swindle citizens

Firstpost  

Since last year’s Indonesian election, experts have warned of a tidal wave of deepfakes – audio, images and video appearing to come from a known person but which are in fact the work of scammers using artificial intelligence tools Wearing a traditional Indonesian black hat and shirt, President Prabowo Subianto speaks to the camera in an Instagram video, asking his …

OPINION | Deepfake: Merchants of loot
1 month, 2 weeks ago

OPINION | Deepfake: Merchants of loot

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing an august gathering of titans from the IT industry at the AI Action Summit in Paris as co-host, highlighted the immense potential of artificial intelligence for transforming lives, but at the same time cautioned about the inherent risks involved. AI is being misused to make deepfake videos to misguide people by superimposing images and …

Deepfakes: A Cyber Threat Lurking in the Digital Age
5 months ago

Deepfakes: A Cyber Threat Lurking in the Digital Age

The Quint  

Deepfakes pose a significant threat to cybersecurity, privacy, and misinformation in the digital age. This article explores the complexities of deepfakes as AI-powered cyber threats and their implications for individuals, organizations, and society. According to a survey by McAfee, 75% of Indians have seen some or other form of deepfake content over the past 12 years, with a significant increase …

Real-Time Video Deepfake Scams Are Here. This Tool Attempts to Zap Them
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Real-Time Video Deepfake Scams Are Here. This Tool Attempts to Zap Them

Wired  

This announcement is not the first time a tech company has shared plans to help spot real-time deepfakes. Mittal’s research at NYU, with professors Chinmay Hegde and Nasir Memon, proposes a potential challenge-based approach to blocking AI-bots from video calls, where participants would have to pass a kind of video CAPTCHA test before joining. As Reality Defender works to improve …

Internet reacts to deepfake of Virat Kohli critiquing Shubman Gill: ‘Only a matter of time before…’
7 months ago

Internet reacts to deepfake of Virat Kohli critiquing Shubman Gill: ‘Only a matter of time before…’

Hindustan Times  

A deepfake video of Virat Kohli slamming Shubman Gill was shared on social media. The video shows "Virat Kohli" talking about what Shubman Gill lacks and how he has a long way to go. The edited video that has garnered significant attention on social media opens to show Kohli saying, "I've been watching Gill closely, he's talented, no doubt, but …

Deepfakes Are Evolving. This Company Wants to Catch Them All
9 months ago

Deepfakes Are Evolving. This Company Wants to Catch Them All

Wired  

Some Fortune 500 companies have begun testing software that can spot a deepfake of a real person in a live video call, following a spate of scams involving fraudulent job seekers who take a signing bonus and run. The detection technology comes courtesy of GetReal Labs, a new company founded by Hany Farid, a UC-Berkeley professor and renowned authority on …

Deepfake of principal’s voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm
11 months ago

Deepfake of principal’s voice is the latest case of AI being used for harm

Associated Press  

The most recent criminal case involving artificial intelligence emerged last week from a Maryland high school, where police say a principal was framed as racist by a fake recording of his voice. “And either for free or for a few bucks a month, they can upload 30 seconds of someone’s voice.” Those seconds can come from a voicemail, social media …

As Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh's deepfake videos go viral, experts discuss how to curb the issue
11 months, 1 week ago

As Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh's deepfake videos go viral, experts discuss how to curb the issue

Hindustan Times  

Last year, fans and friends of Rashmika Mandanna were jolted out of their daily lives when a deepfake video of the actor went viral. Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh deepfake issue With the elections already underway in the country, deepfake videos of top stars Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh political parties were recently circulated. Even Singh followed suit to file …

How can Deepfake help to sway public opinion, discredit people or politicians?
1 year ago

How can Deepfake help to sway public opinion, discredit people or politicians?

India TV News  

As billions of people will be voting during the elections across the world this year, growing threats from artificial intelligence technology like deepfake videos and voice synching could be used to help influence public opinion and discredit people or politicians. He further added: "These deepfake videos and voice synching can be used to help sway public opinion, discredit individuals or …

Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election
1 year, 1 month ago

Deepfake democracy: Behind the AI trickery shaping India’s 2024 election

Al Jazeera  

Want an opponent to campaign for you? “Politics is about creating perception; with AI tools and a click, you can turn the perception on its head in a minute,” said Arun Reddy, the national coordinator for social media at the Congress, who oversaw the party’s tech-savvy Telangana election. “But I know many people who are doing it for very low …

OpenAI’s new AI tool generating surreal videos from text prompts sparks concerns
1 year, 1 month ago

OpenAI’s new AI tool generating surreal videos from text prompts sparks concerns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy OpenAI has unveiled a new tool to make ultra-realistic artificial intelligence-generated videos from …

Explained: Why deepfakes are everywhere, and the fight to stop them
1 year, 1 month ago

Explained: Why deepfakes are everywhere, and the fight to stop them

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 12, 2024 12:24 IST - 5 MINS READ The world is awash in deepfakes—video, audio, or pictures in which people appear to do or say things they did not or be somewhere they were not. New Hampshire residents received a robocall before the State’s presidential primary that sounded like Biden urging them to stay home and “save …

Fraudsters use deepfake technology to trick employee into paying millions
1 year, 1 month ago

Fraudsters use deepfake technology to trick employee into paying millions

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A finance worker in Hong Kong was duped into paying $25m by fraudsters …

FACT CHECK: Viral deepfake video in name of Rajat Sharma; India TV Chairman denounces fake advertisement
1 year, 2 months ago

FACT CHECK: Viral deepfake video in name of Rajat Sharma; India TV Chairman denounces fake advertisement

India TV News  

The computer world faces a new technical challenge known as deepfake, with its adverse effects prompting warnings even from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Editor-in-Chief of India TV, Rajat Sharma, becomes the latest victim of a viral deepfake video. In the video, a voice resembling Rajat Sharma's endorses a doctor's weight loss medication, accompanied by a fake endorsement from Medanta Group's …

Creator of deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna arrested, says Delhi Police
1 year, 2 months ago

Creator of deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna arrested, says Delhi Police

The Hindu  

The Delhi police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old B.Tech. Delhi Police’s Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit analysed more than 500 social media accounts during the probe, said DCP Hemant Tiwari. “Each video was analysed, and several social media account holders were interrogated,” Mr. Tiwari said. The accused created the video on October 13, four days after a British Indian …

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar becomes latest victim of viral deepfakes sweeping India
1 year, 2 months ago

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar becomes latest victim of viral deepfakes sweeping India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar …

India Today uncovers potential deepfake onslaught on 2024 Lok Sabha poll campaigns
1 year, 3 months ago

India Today uncovers potential deepfake onslaught on 2024 Lok Sabha poll campaigns

India Today  

What was once relegated to the realm of science fiction appears to have become a formidable weapon in the political landscape of the country. An India Today investigation has exposed covert operations by digital manipulators seeking to influence public opinion ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections through the insidious use of deepfake technology. Essentially, it's about portraying opposition candidates …

Bollywood star or deepfake? AI floods social media in Asia
1 year, 3 months ago

Bollywood star or deepfake? AI floods social media in Asia

The Hindu  

There was the Bollywood star in skin-tight lycra, the Bangladeshi politician filmed in a bikini, and the young Pakistani woman snapped with a man. Shahzadi Rai, a transgender member of Pakistan's Karachi Municipal Council, who has been the target of abusive trolling with deepfake images, has said they could exacerbate online gender-based violence and "seriously jeopardise" her career. Opinion |Dealing …

Deepfakes: Clear and present danger
1 year, 3 months ago

Deepfakes: Clear and present danger

India Today  

Before you hit the forward button on your smartphone app next time, pause for a minute. “Deepfakes are definitely one of the big here-and-now problems of AI,” says London-based technology expert, author and start-up mentor Jaspreet Bindra. And as Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union minister of state for electronics and information technology, says in the accompanying interview, “The phenomenon of deepfakes, …

The legal net to trap peddlers of deepfakes
1 year, 3 months ago

The legal net to trap peddlers of deepfakes

Hindustan Times  

The most recent victim of sexually explicit Artificial Intelligence enabled deepfake videos being made viral is actor Alia Bhatt. Beware if you search to From harming reputations through fake imagery, including nudity or sexually explicit acts, spreading false information or fake news, manipulating elections or public opinion about elected representatives or political figures, to committing financial frauds, deepfakes or misuse …

New regulation to tackle deepfakes soon; Vaishnaw meets social media platforms
1 year, 4 months ago

New regulation to tackle deepfakes soon; Vaishnaw meets social media platforms

The Hindu  

Terming deepfakes as a new threat to democracy, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said that the government will come up with new regulations soon to tackle deepfakes. The minister, who met social media platforms on the deepfake issue on Thursday, said that companies have agreed on the need for clear actionable work in areas such as detection, prevention, strengthening …

Deepfake: New regulation for social media platforms on cards, accused to be penalised | Deets inside
1 year, 4 months ago

Deepfake: New regulation for social media platforms on cards, accused to be penalised | Deets inside

India TV News  

With the rising cases related to DeepFake, which was recently flagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other prominent celebrities, it has been reported that the government and social media companies are working towards bringing detailed guidelines for detecting, preventing and spreading of such misleading and fake video content within the next ten days. Addressing a press conference after …

AI deepfakes, women, and the liberating imagery of feminist sexual vengeance
1 year, 4 months ago

AI deepfakes, women, and the liberating imagery of feminist sexual vengeance

Salon  

In 1968, performance artist Valie Export put on a pair of crotchless pants and strolled into a Munich cinema. Export’s legendary performance piece, “Action Pants: Genital Panic,” came to mind this week when 404 Media reported that yet another internet forum has popped up for guys who create AI-generated deepfake porn. “Familiar girls.” The master’s tools We’ve been inundated with …

Indian PM Modi warns about deepfakes: ‘I watched a video in which I was doing garba dance’
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian PM Modi warns about deepfakes: ‘I watched a video in which I was doing garba dance’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian prime minister Narendra Modi …

OPINION | DEEP FAKE VIDEO: THE NEW DANGER
1 year, 4 months ago

OPINION | DEEP FAKE VIDEO: THE NEW DANGER

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed serious concern over the emerging threat from "deep fake" videos created through artificial intelligence-powered technology. Because of this fake video made through artificial intelligence, my followers are forwarding this", the Prime Minister said. Modi said, with most of the Indians using cell phones frequently, any 'deep fake video' can be circulated through social …

PM Modi Expresses Deep Concern Against AI Deepfakes, Says Media Must Educate People
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi Expresses Deep Concern Against AI Deepfakes, Says Media Must Educate People

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns on Friday about the misuse of artificial intelligence in the creation of deceptive 'deepfake' content. Speaking at the BJP's Diwali Milan event at the party's New Delhi headquarters, PM Modi emphasised the need for media to play a crucial role in educating the public about the potential crisis associated with deepfakes, as reported by …

YouTube to penalise creators who don't reveal use of deepfake in videos
1 year, 4 months ago

YouTube to penalise creators who don't reveal use of deepfake in videos

Hindustan Times  

YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including a requirement that creators reveal whether they've used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. In a blog post Tuesday outlining a number of AI-related policy updates, YouTube said creators that don't disclose whether they've used AI tools to make “altered or synthetic” videos face penalties including having their …

Deepfakes have a dark side of AI and lawyers set to fight for the identity of people
1 year, 4 months ago

Deepfakes have a dark side of AI and lawyers set to fight for the identity of people

India TV News  

Deepfakes, which first emerged in 2019 with fake videos where Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were features. If you have seen Barack Obama former US President calling Donald Trump a “complete dipshit”, or if you have seen Mark Zuckerberg having “total control of billions of people’s stolen data” – then you do know how …

Deepfake video: Delhi Police asks Meta for URL, starts technical analysis
1 year, 4 months ago

Deepfake video: Delhi Police asks Meta for URL, starts technical analysis

Live Mint  

The Delhi Police has written to Meta to provide the URL of the account from which the 'deepfake' video of actress Rashmika Mandanna was shared on social media, officials said on Saturday. Hemant Tiwari, DCP of the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit, said the Delhi Police has also sought the information about the people who shared the fake video …

A reality check about deepfakes
1 year, 4 months ago

A reality check about deepfakes

Hindustan Times  

Last week, a video on social media rekindled fears about deepfakes, a type of AI-generated media that is hard to detect as synthetic. Last year, western countries suspected Russia could use deepfakes to justify its invasion of Ukraine. While not exactly called deepfake, the use of synthetic media by Hollywood studios to be able to revive dead actors is one …

What Vijay Deverakonda said on rumoured girlfriend Rashmika's deepfake video
1 year, 4 months ago

What Vijay Deverakonda said on rumoured girlfriend Rashmika's deepfake video

India Today  

Rashmika Mandanna is currently in the news as she became a victim of cybercrime. VIJAY DEVERAKONDA REACTS TO RASHMIKA'S DEEPFAKE VIDEO After Rashmika's deepfake video went viral on social media, Amitabh Bachchan was quick to notice it and demanded legal action against the same. Vijay Deverakonda, in his Instagram stories, asked for an establishment of an efficient and accessible cyber …

Govt asks social media firms to identify, remove misinformation, deepfakes within 36 hours
1 year, 4 months ago

Govt asks social media firms to identify, remove misinformation, deepfakes within 36 hours

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has issued an advisory to major social media companies to identify misinformation, deepfakes and other content that violates rules and remove those within 36 hours after being reported to them, an official statement said on Tuesday. "The Centre today issued an advisory to the significant social media intermediaries to ensure that due diligence is exercised and reasonable efforts …

Rashmika Mandanna deepfake controversy: What are these AI-generated pictures, videos?
1 year, 4 months ago

Rashmika Mandanna deepfake controversy: What are these AI-generated pictures, videos?

Firstpost  

A doctored clip featuring actor Rashmika Mandanna has sent alarm bells ringing about deepfakes. Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who today is vulnerable to so much harm because of how technology is being misused.… — Rashmika Mandanna November 6, 2023 Acknowledging the video, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar …

Deepfakes more dangerous, damaging: Govt steps in after fake AI video of Rashmika Mandanna goes viral
1 year, 4 months ago

Deepfakes more dangerous, damaging: Govt steps in after fake AI video of Rashmika Mandanna goes viral

India TV News  

Responding to a deepfake AI video allegedly featuring actor Rashmika Mandanna, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar asserted that such "damaging misinformation needs to be dealt with by platforms". For the unversed, the video initially showed Zara Patel, a British-Indian influencer, but then her face was replaced with the face of the actor using deepfake technology. Under the IT rules notified in …

Keir Starmer deepfake shows alarming AI fears are already here
1 year, 5 months ago

Keir Starmer deepfake shows alarming AI fears are already here

The Independent  

Just a week after Slovakia scrambled to deal with an AI-generated recording designed to influence national elections, the UK Labour Party has become the target of deepfake audio. Unlike Simecka, Starmer isn’t facing an imminent election, however in both cases the AI-generated audio appeared convincing enough to fool people into thinking they were real. A study published this month by …

Police caution against AI-based crimes
1 year, 7 months ago

Police caution against AI-based crimes

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The police and cybersecurity experts warned against falling prey to cybercrimes, wherein criminals use deepfake AI technology to impersonate others, advising the public to exercise caution and learn ways to safeguard against such attempts. Cyber expert Anil Rachamalla said, “These fake things are made using special apps that use computers to copy real voices and faces. Prasad admitted that …

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters
1 year, 10 months ago

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters

LA Times  

As the 2024 election approaches, experts are warning about the potential use of artificial intelligence to create synthetic media for the purposes of confusing voters or slandering a candidate. When you can do that on a large scale, and distribute it on social platforms, well, it’s going to have a major impact.” AI experts can quickly rattle off a number …

Fact Check: This video of journalist 'grilling' Bill Gates over Covid vaccines is a 'deepfake'
2 years ago

Fact Check: This video of journalist 'grilling' Bill Gates over Covid vaccines is a 'deepfake'

India Today  

A video purportedly showing a grilling interview of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is doing the rounds on social media and features a journalist accusing Gates of stealing technology from others and also profiteering from COVID-19 vaccines. So much for philanthropy.” Advocate Prashant Bhushan also shared the video taking a jibe at Bill Gates, which he later deleted. Taking a clue, …

World scrambles to tackle deepfakes amid warnings of information apocalypse
2 years, 1 month ago

World scrambles to tackle deepfakes amid warnings of information apocalypse

ABC  

Chatbots spouting falsehoods, face-swapping apps crafting porn videos, and cloned voices defrauding companies of millions — the scramble is on to rein in AI deepfakes that have become a misinformation superspreader. Key points: Europol warns that fake videos risk destroying public trust in information and leaving people unable to determine fact from fiction China has launched new rules around deepfakes …

ITV's deepfake comedy comes under fire as TV critics highlight the ethical dilemmas of using AI
2 years, 1 month ago

ITV's deepfake comedy comes under fire as TV critics highlight the ethical dilemmas of using AI

Daily Mail  

The release of a new television series that uses groundbreaking 'deepfake' technology to mock celebrities and sports stars has sparked debate over the ethical implications of using AI in everyday life. Despite concerns around the ethics of the premise, the show's creators insist it's just 'silly' In the show, deepfake AI technology is used to replicate famous people including Idris …

Deepfakes: Cyber expert warns AI images pose national security risk
2 years, 2 months ago

Deepfakes: Cyber expert warns AI images pose national security risk

Daily Mail  

Deepfake AI has the potential to undermine national security, a cybersecurity expert has warned. Dr Tim Stevens, director of the Cyber Security Research Group at King's College London, said deepfake AI - which can create hyper-realistic images and videos of people - had potential to undermine democratic institutions and national security. Dr Stevens said the widespread availability of these tools …

Anand Mahindra shares video to show how deepfake tech can create ‘potentially deceptive content’
2 years, 2 months ago

Anand Mahindra shares video to show how deepfake tech can create ‘potentially deceptive content’

Hindustan Times  

A video shared by Anand Mahindra on Twitter has sparked all sorts of reactions among people. The video he shared shows a person explaining how deepfake technology can be used to create convincing yet entirely fictional video content. The business tycoon also iterated the same issue in his tweet and posted how the tech can easily create ‘potentially deceptive content’. …

Deepfake anyone? AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phase
3 years, 3 months ago

Deepfake anyone? AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phase

The Hindu  

"Do you want to see yourself acting in a movie or on TV?" "Once the entry point is so low that it requires no effort at all, and an unsophisticated person can create a very sophisticated non-consensual deepfake pornographic video - that's the inflection point," said Adam Dodge, an attorney and the founder of online safety company EndTab. Ad network …

China regulators held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, 9 others on 'deepfake' tech
4 years ago

China regulators held talks with Alibaba, Tencent, 9 others on 'deepfake' tech

The Hindu  

Chinese regulators recently summoned 11 domestic technology companies including Alibaba Group, Tencent and ByteDance for talks on use of 'deepfake' technologies on their content platforms, stepping up scrutiny of the sector. China’s cyberspace administrator said in a statement on Thursday that it and the public security ministry met with the companies to talk about potential problems with deepfake technologies. China …

Deepfakes are jumping from porn to politics. It’s time to fight back
4 years, 3 months ago

Deepfakes are jumping from porn to politics. It’s time to fight back

Wired  

An increasingly large proportion of video content online will be synthetic in 2021 – meaning wholly or partially generated by AI. Some of it will be benign, and even hilarious, such as the YouTubers who are using the power of AI to deepfake Nicolas Cage into every Hollywood movie ever made – but there will be plenty that have been …

Countering deepfakes, the most serious AI threat
4 years, 5 months ago

Countering deepfakes, the most serious AI threat

The Hindu  

Disinformation and hoaxes have evolved from mere annoyance to high stake warfare for creating social discord, increasing polarisation, and in some cases, influencing an election outcome. Nation-state actors with geopolitical aspirations, ideological believers, violent extremists, and economically motivated enterprises can manipulate media narratives using deepfakes, with easy and unprecedented reach and scale. Deepfakes can cause short- and long-term social harm …

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