Deep Fake
What is Deep Fake?
- Deepfake is a type of artificial intelligence used to create convincing images, audio and video hoaxes.
- Deepfakes often transform existing source content where one person is swapped for another.
- They also create entirely original content where someone is represented doing or saying something they didn’t do or say.
- The greatest danger posed by deepfakes is their ability to spread false information that appears to come from trusted sources. For example, in 2022 a deepfake video was released of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking his troops to surrender.
- Deepfakes can also be used to damage reputation, fabricate evidence, defraud the public, and undermine trust in democratic institutions.
- All this can be achieved with fewer resources, with scale and speed, and even micro-targeted to galvanise support.
Why in News?
- The Electronics and Information Technology Ministry sent notices to “all social media intermediaries”, reminding them that online impersonation is illegal under Section 66D of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
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