Actor Rashmika Mandanna’s deepfake creator arrested in delhi. Her deepfake video went viral on social media in November 2023.
The deepfake video showcased influencer Zara Patel entering into lift in black outfit, by using deepfake zara face is morphed into Rashmika’s face. The man responsible for this video was arrested today, Delhi Police said.
Rashmika Mandanna
“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”, Said Rashmika after the incident.
Deepfake manipulates both visual and audio elements by using AI. This sophisticated algorithm became popular in 2017 when a reddit user shared it for manipulating videos.
Recently Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that notices were sent to all social media companies to take necessary steps for identifying disinformation.
“Deepfake is a big issue for all of us. We recently issued notices to all the big social media forms, asking them to take steps to identify deepfakes, for removing those content. The social media platforms have responded. They are taking action. We have told them to be more aggressive in this work,Also, we must notice that the ‘Safe Harbour’ Clause that most of the social media platforms have been enjoying, doesn’t apply if the platforms do not take adequate steps to remove the deepfakes from their platforms” he said.
Deepfake videos of Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar have gone viral on the Social media in recent weeks.
