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Tuesday, December 26, 2023 12:44:31 AM
TechnologyIndia - Can India tackle deepfakes?
"The country where 30 farmers die each day
"Trump and Modi are the mainstream faces of the global far right
"Indian protesters set fire to train stations over new law opening citizenship to some migrants
"India anyone? Is Modi’s India Safe for Muslims?
Hindu nationalism is on the rise in the country with the world’s second-largest Muslim population."""[/i]"
Murali Krishnan in New Delhi
12/21/2023 December 21, 2023
With national elections due next year, India is set to unveil regulations to control the spread of deepfakes on social media. But will the legislation be enough?
The proliferation of online deepfake videos has surged by 550%
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How do deepfakes work?
Cybercriminals use facial mapping technologies to create an accurate facial symmetry dataset. They use AI to swap the face of a person onto the face of another person. As well as this, voice matching technology is used to accurately copy the user's voice.
Apprehensive of AI-generated deepfakes and misinformation, the government last month issued an advisory to all social media platforms reminding them of the legal obligations that require them to promptly identify and take down misinformation.
Experts have pointed out that India lacks specific laws to address deepfakes and AI-related crimes, but provisions under several pieces of legislation under the IT Act could offer both civil and criminal relief.
Others have pointed out that though deepfakes have challenged the legal system across the world, a practical solution is available.
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Pranesh Prakash, a law and policy consultant, told DW that although there's moral panic about deepfakes that is disconnected from the actual harm posed by the technology, it was necessary to approach the problem by clearly identifying harms and identifying gaps in the existing law.
"The IT minister has said that regulations will be passed urgently, but it is unclear what precise problem he's seeking to solve nor what legal provision he's proposing to use for the proposed action," said Prakash, who is also a co-founder of the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society nonprofit.
"Clearly, engaging in fraud by using deepfakes is a problem, but we already have laws that cover fraud and impersonation for fraud. The government needs to clarify what lacunae exist in the law that they are seeking to address," he said.
"Multi-stakeholders must be involved to work toward eliminating this problem including tech companies, society and the government as there is a lacuna in the law," Anushka Jain, research associate at Digital Futures Lab, told DW.
Challenges posed by misinformation and deepfakes
Cyber law expert Pavan Duggal said with no dedicated law on AI, identifying the originator of deepfakes and the first transmitter of deepfakes is a big challenge.
https://www.dw.com/en/can-india-tackle-deepfakes/a-67791106
"The country where 30 farmers die each day
"Trump and Modi are the mainstream faces of the global far right
"Indian protesters set fire to train stations over new law opening citizenship to some migrants
"India anyone? Is Modi’s India Safe for Muslims?
Hindu nationalism is on the rise in the country with the world’s second-largest Muslim population."""[/i]"
Murali Krishnan in New Delhi
12/21/2023 December 21, 2023
With national elections due next year, India is set to unveil regulations to control the spread of deepfakes on social media. But will the legislation be enough?
The proliferation of online deepfake videos has surged by 550%
[...]
Insert substitute video: How Deepfakes Pose a Threat to Elections DW Shift 12:31 Starts in U.S.A.
[...]
How do deepfakes work?
Cybercriminals use facial mapping technologies to create an accurate facial symmetry dataset. They use AI to swap the face of a person onto the face of another person. As well as this, voice matching technology is used to accurately copy the user's voice.
Apprehensive of AI-generated deepfakes and misinformation, the government last month issued an advisory to all social media platforms reminding them of the legal obligations that require them to promptly identify and take down misinformation.
Experts have pointed out that India lacks specific laws to address deepfakes and AI-related crimes, but provisions under several pieces of legislation under the IT Act could offer both civil and criminal relief.
Others have pointed out that though deepfakes have challenged the legal system across the world, a practical solution is available.
[...]
Pranesh Prakash, a law and policy consultant, told DW that although there's moral panic about deepfakes that is disconnected from the actual harm posed by the technology, it was necessary to approach the problem by clearly identifying harms and identifying gaps in the existing law.
"The IT minister has said that regulations will be passed urgently, but it is unclear what precise problem he's seeking to solve nor what legal provision he's proposing to use for the proposed action," said Prakash, who is also a co-founder of the Bangalore-based Centre for Internet and Society nonprofit.
"Clearly, engaging in fraud by using deepfakes is a problem, but we already have laws that cover fraud and impersonation for fraud. The government needs to clarify what lacunae exist in the law that they are seeking to address," he said.
"Multi-stakeholders must be involved to work toward eliminating this problem including tech companies, society and the government as there is a lacuna in the law," Anushka Jain, research associate at Digital Futures Lab, told DW.
Challenges posed by misinformation and deepfakes
Cyber law expert Pavan Duggal said with no dedicated law on AI, identifying the originator of deepfakes and the first transmitter of deepfakes is a big challenge.
https://www.dw.com/en/can-india-tackle-deepfakes/a-67791106
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