The technology has been evolving creating more advanced options but at the same time it doesn’t guarantee the avoidance of its misuse. Rashmika Mandanna recently found herself in a very uncomfortable spot as the fake video of her has been taking rounds all over the internet. The video shows the actress entering the lift in a deep cut outfit, and as soon as the video surfaced it became viral in no time. Reacting to the same, Rashmika took upon her Instagram account story and expressed how disheartening it is for her calling it ‘extremely scary.’
Post her comment, many actors took to their Instagram and Twitter handles to address the issue of how the advancement of technology is turning into a dark world of fake things. Even the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan went on to tweet about the same and called it a ‘strong case for legal action.’
yes this is a strong case for legal https://t.co/wHJl7PSYPN
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 5, 2023
Besides, other celebrities such as Mrunal Thakur, Naga Chaitanya and many other have reacted.
Have a look:
Several months ago, a video of one of our most favourite actors in an AI avatar performed to Kaavaalaa from Jailer released - only it wasn’t her. It was a Deep Fake.
Nobody knows for sure whether Ms Simran had consented in advance to her likeness to be used in the Deep Fake AI…— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) November 6, 2023
Following the ongoing wave of demand for the stand, the government finally responded, as the Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to his Twitter handle to address the issue and called such dissemination as dangerous and damaging form of information.
PM @narendramodi ji's Govt is committed to ensuring Safety and Trust of all DigitalNagriks using Internet
Under the IT rules notified in April, 2023 - it is a legal obligation for platforms to
ensure no misinformation is posted by any user AND
ensure that when reported by… https://t.co/IlLlKEOjtd
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@Rajeev_GoI) November 6, 2023
Source: Instagram and Twitter
