Deepfake: As Ranveer Singh files complaint, here are other celebs who fell victim to AI

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh is the newest celeb to fall victim to synthetic intelligence (AI). A video of the Padmaavat actor has gone viral on the Internet, the place he will be seen coming down onerous on the present central regime in India, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The actor, quickly to turn out to be a father, is allegedly asking folks to select their subsequent authorities properly, as the overall elections are ongoing in India at present. Soon, it emerged that the clip was faux and was generated utilizing AI.

Singh has additionally filed a grievance, based mostly on which an FIR was registered in opposition to the X deal with that promoted the content material. He additionally put out a tweet: “Deepfake se bacho dostonnnn,” adopted by a cranium emoji, on April 19. The 38-year-old, nevertheless, isn’t the one celeb to be embroiled in such controversy.

Here’s a have a look at others who suffered comparable embarrassment

Aamir Khan: Top Bollywood actor Aamir Khan filed a grievance just a few days in the past after a deepfake video of him, endorsing a political social gathering, went viral. As per studies, the FIR was filed on Wednesday on the Khar police station in Mumbai, following a grievance by Khan’s workplace, underneath related Indian Penal Code sections, together with 419 (impersonation), 420 (dishonest) and provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official stated.

Rashmika Mandanna: Last 12 months, Rashmika Mandanna’s deepfake video hit the headlines because the actor’s face was purportedly swapped with the physique of a social media influencer and circulated on-line. A livid Mandanna registered a grievance, based mostly on which the perpetrator was arrested from southern India’s Andhra Pradesh. Taking cognizance, the Delhi Police filed a case within the matter underneath sections 465 (forgery) and 469 (harming repute) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sections 66C (identification theft) and 66E (privateness violation) of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

Anil Kapoor: The Slumdog Millionaire actor managed to get a landmark verdict in his favour in 2023 pertaining to using AI. The Delhi High Court dominated that unauthorised use of Kapoor likeness can’t be executed, with out prior permission from the actor. The lawsuit acknowledged that Kapoor’s likeness and voice had been used to create GIFs, emojis, ringtones and NSFW content material. The courtroom had additionally ordered area registrar websites to take down two web sites — anilkapoor.web, and anilkapoor.com — carrying Kapoor’s identify.

The peril isn’t restricted to Indian celebs. Their Hollywood counterparts too have skilled the horror.

Tom Hanks: Hollywood actor and multi-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks on October 23 took to Instagram to share his concern about using deepfake. He advised his followers a couple of dental commercial that used a purported video of the veteran actor. Hanks warned his followers not to fall for the entice.

Scarlett Johansson: After years of being focused, actress Scarlett Johansson took authorized motion in opposition to an AI app developer for utilizing her likeness to promote an commercial. In 2018, the actor had stated that it ‘doesn’t have an effect on’ her, whereas talking on AI-generated NSWF movies. “I feel it’s a ineffective pursuit, legally, principally as a result of the web is an enormous wormhole of darkness that eats itself. There are way more disturbing issues on the darkish net than this, sadly. I feel it’s up to a person to battle for their very own proper to the their picture, declare damages, and so forth,” The Washington Post quoted her as saying.