The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in response to the growing concern in India regarding deepfakes, which are the manipulation of appearances for deceptive purposes using artificial intelligence, has issued an advisory to social media intermediaries, requesting they take active steps to identify and combat deepfake content and misinformation, as stated in the IT Rules 2021.
In a statement made on Tuesday, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the government may consider introducing a new law to deal with deep fakes and misinformation. Meanwhile, the IT ministry has also scheduled two meetings with executives of social media firms for Thursday and Friday, as part of its social media strategy.
There is an urgent need for intermediaries to exercise due diligence when reporting such issues and to take swift action to remove the content within 36 hours of being notified and to disable access to it. It is possible that these platforms could lose the protection of safe harbour if they fail to comply with the regulations.
A fake video starring Telugu actor Rashmika Mandanna has prompted a new directive aimed at preventing online gender violence by widening the use of artificial intelligence, which is a possible method for misuse of AI to make the world a less safe place for women.
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