Big challenge: people often end up believing in deep fakes, says PM Modi

Videos of PM Modi getting a Grammy award have been doing rounds on the internet. Well, that's not real and those videos are deepfakes. On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns about the growing threat of deepfake technology, emphasizing the need for the media to educate the public on this issue and called it a "big concern."

For those unaware, deepfakes are fake videos created using artificial intelligence, where a person's likeness is replaced with someone else's.

It is also worth noting that PM Modi's remark has come days after the circulation of a deepfake video featuring actress Rashmika Mandanna. The video, believed to be crafted with the help of artificial intelligence, went viral on social media, sparking calls for regulation of this technology.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that recently, a video of him playing Garba went viral. He said that he also received it and it was very real for him. However, he has not played Garba since he was young.

Moreover, the video that went viral where PM was seen dancing with some women is not a deepfake video. The viral video featured an actor called Vikas Mahante, who is a lookalike of PM Modi.

A week ago, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released an advisory on social media platforms in which they mentioned the laws that cover these fake videos and the punishments for making and spreading them.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said online platforms must stop false information from spreading. He told them to take down any fake videos within 36 hours after someone reported them. This needs to happen quickly, following the rules set in 2021, and the platforms should block access to the fake content.

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