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Rashmika Mandanna deepfake row: What happened and how to identify such videos
7Nov By adminNo Comments
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Rashmika Mandanna deepfake row: What happened and how to identify such videos

[ad_1] On November 5, a video of actor Rashmika Mandanna emerged online where she can be allegedly seen entering an elevator. The video went viral on social media, but soon it was revealed that it was not Mandanna at all. In fact, it was a masterfully created deepfake video where the actor's face was superimposed on that of a British-Indian influencer. The video has now created a huge row over just how dangerous is this AI-powered technology, how can it be spotted to mitigate misinformation, and how can people protect themselves from being impersonated.Before we get into the incident, we should know what deepfake means. Deepfake is an AI technology where media, such as photos, videos, and audio are hyper-realistically manipulated to make it seem extremely real. Mandanna has become a vic...
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Govt warns social media platforms after Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video goes viral
6Nov By adminNo Comments
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Govt warns social media platforms after Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video goes viral

[ad_1] Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has issued a stern warning to social media platforms today, emphasising their legal obligations in the fight against deepfakes and all other forms of misinformation. The trigger for his message was the shocking actress Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video that went viral. Originally, the video showcased Zara Patel, a British-Indian influencer, but it had been manipulated to replace her face with Rashmika Mandanna using deepfake technology.Legal Consequences for Non-ComplianceIn a tweet, Chandrasekhar stated, "PM @narendramodi ji's Govt is committed to ensuring Safety and Trust of all Digital Nagriks using Internet," and outlined the legal responsibilities that social media platforms must uphold under the IT rules. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to j...
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Elon Musk interviews UK PM Rishi Sunak: 10 key points to note
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Elon Musk interviews UK PM Rishi Sunak: 10 key points to note

[ad_1] Just hours after the conclusion of the inaugural AI Safety Summit, which was held in the UK at Bletchley Park and witnessed the participation of more than 28 countries, with dignitaries such as US vice president Kamala Harris, India's Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and China's vice minister of science and technology Wu Zhaohui, another monumental AI interview was held. This interview was between the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and X owner Elon Musk. Sunak interviewed Musk over some of the most hard-hitting questions in the AI space and assessed its risks and potential. Musk even called AI the “most disruptive force in history”, Let us take a look at the 10 most important parts from the 51-minute-long interview.10 key points from the AI discussion between Rishi Sunak and E...
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India signs historic international agreement at AI Safety Summit in the UK
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India signs historic international agreement at AI Safety Summit in the UK

[ad_1] Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology for India has today signed a world-first agreement at the historic British landmark, Bletchley Park. The agreement establishes a shared understanding of the opportunities and risks posed by frontier Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the need for governments to work together to meet the most significant challenges.A report from the British High Commission outlines that India, along with 27 countries from across the globe including Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, as well as the EU have agreed to the urgency of understanding and, as an international community, "collectively manage potential risks through a new joint global effort to ensure AI is developed and deployed in a safe, re...
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Elon Musk’s son named after S Chandrasekhar, Union IT minister discovers at UK AI Summit
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Elon Musk’s son named after S Chandrasekhar, Union IT minister discovers at UK AI Summit

[ad_1] While attending the AI Safety Summit in the UK as India's representative, Union IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar unexpectedly encountered Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The series of surprises did not stop there as the IT minister struck up a conversation with the billionaire and found out that Musk's son's middle name was the same as his last name - Chandrasekhar. The Union minister shared this strange coincidence online in a post on X (formerly Twitter).Posting on Musk's social media platform X, the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics, and Technology posted that the tech billionaire shared that his son with tech venture capitalist Shivon Zilis has the middle name “Chandrasekhar”, after Nobel laureate Professor Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. Rajeev Chandras...
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India looks at AI with prism of openness, safety, and accountability: Rajeev Chandrasekhar at AI summit
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India looks at AI with prism of openness, safety, and accountability: Rajeev Chandrasekhar at AI summit

[ad_1] Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, in his address to the world's first global summit on Artificial Intelligence in the UK on Wednesday, said India looks at AI with a prism of openness, safety, trust and accountability. Addressing the 'AI Safety Summit 2023', Chandrasekhar said India has maintained that international collaborations and international conversations was extremely important at a time and a year when "technology is throwing up most exiting opportunities ever in the history of mankind."The minister emphasised that India sees AI as "the next big opportunity." "We are extremely clear in our minds on mitigation on what AI and indeed any emerging technology can and will represent, a prism of openness, safety, trust and accountability," he ...
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After Meta sued in US over child exploitation, Rajeev Chandrasekhar says ‘days of free pass are over’
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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After Meta sued in US over child exploitation, Rajeev Chandrasekhar says ‘days of free pass are over’

[ad_1] On Tuesday, more than 30 US States filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms over the allegations of using features on Instagram and Facebook to lure children to these platforms and get them hooked on harmful content. Following closely on the heels of that, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has reacted and said that social media platforms will have to be more accountable for the content that circulates there. He also highlighted that these platforms must ensure they do not cause harm to Indian citizens.In an interview with NDTV, the Electronics and Information Technology minister said, “It is important for (social media) platforms to be much more accountable and responsible for what they do, what content they host, and who they allow on their platform to host such content”. He fur...
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In 2 years, there will be no service which is not delivered on digital public infra: MoS IT
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In 2 years, there will be no service which is not delivered on digital public infra: MoS IT

[ad_1] The debate around data has shifted from its usage or exploitation to 'guardrails' that can protect users, and India is firmly committed to striking a balance between innovation and the rights of individuals, their privacy and data protection, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday.The India stack is growing deeper and wider at the application level, he said adding that here in India, digital is all about inclusiveness. Chandrasekhar, who is the Minister of State for Electronics and IT, was speaking at the Economist Impact B20 Forum. The minister said the India stack has generated "tremendous amount of interest" among nations, and 11 countries are in the process of deploying India Digital Public Infrastructure in whole or parts.He said the age-old narrative about gov...
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May go back to GST council on online gaming regulatory framework: MoS IT Chandrasekhar
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May go back to GST council on online gaming regulatory framework: MoS IT Chandrasekhar

[ad_1] Amid the online gaming industry raising concerns over the levy of 28 per cent GST, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said the government may request the GST Council to consider the facts of new regulatory framework for the industry.The minister also mentioned that it took three years for the Council to reach a decision on online gaming. Online gaming players have expressed disappointment with the decision of the Goods and Services Tax Council to levy a 28 per cent tax on online games involving real money. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT during a CNN-News 18 Townhall programme said that the GST Council is not the government of India but it is truly a federal organisation representing state governments and the centre."We have to also recognize that the proc...
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Govt warned Twitter of ‘consequences’ for failing to block URLs during farmers’ protest
22Jul By adminNo Comments
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Govt warned Twitter of ‘consequences’ for failing to block URLs during farmers’ protest

[ad_1] Last month, an interview with Twitter cofounder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, was posted online, where he claimed that the Indian government threatened the microblogging platform that it will shut down its offices in India and carry out raids if they did not block accounts that were critical of the government during the farmers' protest. On Friday, July 21, the Central government accepted sending a notice to Twitter, warning it of ‘significant consequences' after the social media company failed to block 167 of the 3,750 URLs it had ordered to be taken down.According to reports, the government stated that the decision to block those URLs was taken under the Information Technology Act which empowers the government to take down any such content that might be against national security...
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