China is likely to deploy Artificial Intelligence-generated content via social media to sway public opinion to boost its geopolitical interests during elections in countries like India, South Korea and the US, tech giant Microsoft has warned.
'This Lok Sabha election is more of a trial for GenAI content.'
Meta is working closely with the Election Commission. This enables the Commission to flag unlawful content.
'With free software on the Internet and apps, creating a deepfake video can take 3 to 5 minutes. Anyone can make these videos.'
The government is planning new regulations that may impose penalties on both the creator and the platform hosting deepfakes, as it looks to clamp down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishaw described as "a threat to democracy".
What is digital house arrest? It is a tactic cybercriminals use to confine victims to their homes and scam them, explains Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
'Two in three creators in India who earn money from YouTube agree that YouTube is their primary source of revenue.'
Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts.
The government wants a collaborative model with a public-private partnership to fact-check social media content.
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