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India urged to ‘act quickly’ as deep fake videos hit Modi, Bollywood: ‘laws are fragmented’
- India’s outdated legal framework is not keeping pace with the evolving threat of AI-generated deep fake videos, lawyers say
- The country also needs to boost its technological infrastructure and international cooperation to combat the threat
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India is facing a wave of deep fake videos that are causing outrage and legal turmoil that could spill across its borders, featuring everything from Bollywood celebrities engaged in inappropriate behaviour to Prime Minister Narendra Modi dancing at a festival that he did not attend.
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Tech lawyers say India’s outdated legal and law enforcement system has been caught flat-footed by the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, which is concerning not just for the world’s most populous country but also for other countries.
Modi, referring to a realistic fake video of himself performing a traditional Gujarati dance, expressed concern over the misuse of AI and deep fake content during a Diwali event on Saturday.
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“There is a huge portion of India which does not have tools to verify or authenticate such content. This is developing into a big crisis. How will we stop this? It requires serious thought,” he told journalists at the event, which took place at the headquarters of his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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