Political content turns out to be deepfake: 1 in 4 Indians reported
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Political content turns out to be deepfake: 1 in 4 Indians reported

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It was recently reported that one in four Indians have said that they have recently come across political content which was later discovered to be deepfake. As per the cyber security company McAfee, about 75 per cent of Indians have encountered deepfake content, with most concerned about the potential use of Artificial Intelligence -powered deepfakes for impersonating public figures, undermining public trust in media and influencing elections. Earlier, it was announced that Microsoft warned India about China's plan to create and amplify AI-generated content to “benefit its interests” amid the seven-phase elections which started on April 19. With major elections taking place across the world this year, majorly in India, the US and South Korea: “We assess that China will, at a minimum, create and amplify AI-generated content to benefit its interests," according to Clint Watts, General Manager, Microsoft Threat Analysis Center.

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