New Delhi, Mar 30: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged rising AI-generated deepfakes as a major societal threat, noting social media platforms have ramped up takedowns.
“A lot of content has started coming in the nature of deepfakes. Because of whatever changes have happened in the AI world, a huge quantity of deepfakes have started coming in… the entire world, and the social media platforms themselves have significantly ramped up their efforts at removing the deepfakes,” the IT and Information & Broadcasting Minister told reporters.
Platforms have doubled or tripled deepfake removals, he added. “It’s a new menace, new threat, which is coming for the society… countering it effectively is very important for society, every individual, and institution.”
