Celebrities and several celebrities have spoken out against the misuse of artificial intelligence. Days after Kangana Ranaut slammed her AI-generated photo, veteran lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar also slammed a deepfake video featuring Kangana Ranaut.
A fake computer-generated post circulating online shows Mr Akhtar wearing a white hat and claims he has “turned to God”.
Javed Akhtar condemns fake AI video, warns of legal action
Akhtar called the distorted video “rubbish”, strongly criticized fake content and warned of legal repercussions. In a post on
He said he is considering legal action and plans to report the matter to the cyber police. “I am seriously considering reporting this to the cyber police and ultimately taking the person responsible and forwarder of this fake news to court for damaging my reputation and credibility (sic).”
The Sholay writer also shared a video showing a deformed photo of himself.
Celebrities speak out against fake AI videos and photos
This is not the first time a public figure has raised concerns about the misuse of artificial intelligence. A few days ago, actress and MP Kangana Ranaut also became a victim of a fake AI-generated post. Images and videos of her entering parliament wearing a suit, shirt and tie went viral online.
Terming this as a violation, Kangana said, “These are originally photos of me in the Parliament wearing a sari. I want people to stop using AI on my photos.''
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Calling on netizens to stop using AI editing, the Queen actress said, “This is an unspeakable violation. Every day when I wake up in the morning, I see myself wearing different AI clothes and wearing different makeup, even in edited photos. “People need to stop dressing others!! Stop these AI edits and let me choose/decide how I want to look and what I want to wear. It's completely my prerogative.”
