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Indias role in the tech world has evolved from being the back-office to an innovative economy, according to Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He highlighted the growth of technology in India over the past 10 years, emphasising the countrys presence in areas such as AI and semiconductors.

A finance worker at a leading multinational company was reportedly deceived into transferring $25 million to fraudsters using advanced deepfake technology to impersonate the firm's chief financial officer and other company executives during a Zoom video meeting.

Fast-developing deepfake technology means anyone on a screen may be an AI creation. It’s time to adopt authenticity cues as deepfakes join our meetings.

Deepfakes: In case of failure of the intermediaries to observe the legal obligations as provided in the IT Rules, 2021, "they lose their safe harbour protection under section 79 of the IT Act and shall be liable for consequential action or prosecution as provided under any law for the time being in force including the IT Act and the Indian Penal Code, including section 469 of the IPC".

Akshay Kumar is grappling with a deepfake scandal after a manipulated video promoting a gaming application circulated online. Expressing profound distress, Kumar has initiated legal action against identity misuse, emphasising his consistent stance against endorsing such activities. A cyber complaint has been filed, and authorities are actively investigating the source of the fabricated content.

Francesca Mani, 14, was turned into a vile pornographic nude by boys in her class.

The same technology, celebrated for its potential to solve complex problems, is also being weaponized to manipulate elections and undermine democratic institutions.

There’s nothing surprising about the fake explicit images going viral. It happens to women celebrities frequently – but anyone can be targeted.

Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is taking steps to strengthen its notorious "trust and safety" team, which was responsible for widespread censorship of conservatives under prior management, following the circulation of explicit AI-generated images of pop star Taylor Swift on the platform.

Socially conservative and patriarchal values make the threat of sexually-themed deepfakes a dire concern for the countries’ girls and women.