Mumbai Police has filed an FIR and launched an investigation against actor Ranveer Singh over a deepfake video circulating online showing him endorsing political views during the Sabah elections.
Ranveer Singh's AI deepfake video: Mumbai Police registers case, further investigation begins
after the actor Ranveer Singh complained about something that was widely distributed deepfake video It showed that he was promoting political views, mumbai police We have registered a case under IPC sections and IT Act and initiated further investigation. Amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, padmaavat The actor fell prey to the deepfake threat after a video of him allegedly expressing his political views was leaked online.
However, it turns out that the video was created using artificial intelligence (A.I.) Actor voice clone. The video, taken from the actor's recent visit to Varanasi, looks authentic but uses an AI-synthesized voice clone of Ranveer.
Ranveer has filed a complaint with the Cyber Crime Cell of the Mumbai Police.firOfficials were contacted Monday. His spokesperson issued a statement confirming the filing of the FIR. “Yes, we have filed a police complaint and an FIR has been filed against Ranveer Singh's handle promoting AI-generated deepfake videos.” After going viral, Ranveer posted a post on his Instagram story on Friday (April 19) that read, “Deepfake se bacho doston (Friends, beware of deepfakes).” .
Earlier, a deepfake video of actor Aamir Khan promoting a political party went viral. Aamir Khan's spokesperson said in a statement: “Aamir Khan would like to make it clear that he has never supported any political party in his 35-year career. “We have worked hard to raise awareness through educational activities,” the statement said.Many celebrities have expressed concern about the misuse of deepfake technology
