Beyond KYC: Why digital trust needs real-time intelligenceAshok Hariharan of IDfy argues that digital trust must evolve beyond one-time KYC to continuous, intelligence-led risk assessment across th...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
IT rule tweaks only clarificatory, don't expand govt power: MeitY SecretarySocial groups warn oversight of online user content may increase censorship, industry pushes back against mandatory compliance with 'adviso...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Janhvi Kapoor recalls incident when she saw her morphed images online for the first time. Actress talks about how it still affects herJanhvi Kapoor has recently opened up about the distressing impact of morphed images and AI deepfakes, recalling a disturbing incident from ...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
AI deepfakes blur reality in 2026 US midterm campaignsAI-generated deepfake political ads are increasingly used in US campaigns, often misleading voters with fabricated content. With limited re...
28 Mar, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Kerala police book social media platform X, user over 'defamatory' AI video on Prime Minister, ECIKerala Police have filed a case against social media platform X Corp and a user. This action follows the circulation of an AI-generated vid...
26 Mar, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Germany to crack down on sexualised deepfakesGermany is set to criminalise the creation and sharing of sexualised deepfakes. This move follows serious accusations by TV personality Col...
20 Mar, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
Shiv Sena MP introduces Private Member’s Bill to regulate deepfakesA Member of Parliament has introduced a bill to regulate deepfakes. The proposed law seeks mandatory consent for using individuals' likenes...
06 Dec, 2025, 02.31 PM IST
ET Soonicorns Summit 2025: From Madhusudan Kela to Rashmika Mandanna—why deepfakes are forcing founders to rethink ethics in the AI ageAt ET Soonicorns Summit 2025, a landmark panel—AI’s Ethical Crossroads—brings together leading voices to confront the rising threat of deep...
29 Jul, 2025, 05.47 PM IST
18 million people from this nation of voyeurs use AI to disrobe people virtuallyA survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun found Japan logged over 18 million visits to websites creating explicit AI deepfake images in a year, ranki...
30 Dec, 2024, 04.12 PM IST
AI-powered deepfakes bare fangs in 2023, raise concern about impact on privacy, electoral politicsDeepfakes are manipulated videos or other digital representations that use artificial intelligence to create cogent videos or audio of indi...
31 Dec, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
Industry on edge as Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath flags deepfake concernsProblem to become bigger as deepfakes improve, Nithin Kamath wrote on X last week
19 Dec, 2023, 06.01 AM IST
Platforms must align terms of use with 12 areas prohibited on Indian internet: Rajeev Chandrasekar on deepfake threatEmphasizing the dangers of deepfakes, Chandrasekhar stated that these manipulated videos pose a clear and present danger to a safe and trus...
24 Nov, 2023, 05.39 PM IST
How a multi-pronged, technology-led collaborative approach can combat AI-induced deceptionsJust as financial markets are regulated through transparency measures, compliance standards and real-time monitoring to ensure fair practic...
20 Nov, 2023, 10.47 PM IST
IT Act needs stronger provisions to curb deepfake menace: ExpertsExperts said India could collaborate internationally to explore content labelling solutions or watermarking of AI-generated content, simila...
14 Nov, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Deepfakes reveal dark side of AI, call for stringent lawsIf you have seen former US President Barack Obama calling Donald Trump a "complete dipshit", or Zuckerberg having "total control of billion...
12 Nov, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
Govt advisory asks social media firms, intermediaries to axe deepfake contentThe IT ministry’s advisory comes a day after a deep-fake video of actress Rashmika Mandanna went viral on social media platform X (formerly...
08 Nov, 2023, 01.12 PM IST
Deepfake anyone? AI synthetic media tech enters perilous phaseHow increasingly sophisticated technology is applied is one of the complexities facing synthetic media software, where machine learning is ...
13 Dec, 2021, 01.57 PM IST