Days after a deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna was found circulating on social media, the Maharashtra Congress has urged the Eknath Shinde-led government to establish a committee tasked with formulating a legal and regulatory framework to address deepfakes generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The party’s state unit general secretary, Sachin Sawant, said there is immediate necessity for a dedicated mechanism to detect and expose deepfakes.
Ms. Mandanna’s deepfake video prompted criticism from various politicians and celebrities.
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