Warning: Actress Privacy at Risk – Rise of Deepfake Videos for Kiara, Deepika, Kajol!

Recently, a deepfake video of Rashmika Mandanna caused huge chaos. A survey on deepfake content reveals that adult content makes up 98 percent of all deepfake videos online. Public figures like Bollywood celebrities or other celebrities are in deep threat. Nowadays, it is too easy to make someone’s fake AI-generated video.

Deepfake Manipulation: how is it done?

• An X (formerly Twitter) handle called @crazyashfan proclaimed himself as a ‘photo and video manipulation artist,’ is creating Deepfake Adult videos of people and celebrities. He manipulates existing pornographic content by replacing the original actors’ faces with those of Indian actresses using AI. In his account, 39 AI-GENERATED morphed videos featuring Alia Bhatt, Kiara Advani, Kajol, and Deepika Padukone engaged in explicit acts.
• But he’s not the only one. There’s a website called Desifakes.com where anyone can request ‘nude photos’ of any person and hosts forums where real photos of actresses are morphed into explicit content.
• Another website clothoff, claims to be a breakthrough in AI. They allow users to upload photos, with the AI generating explicit content.

Is this a danger for every one of us?

Making a different video using AI is so easy these days. It only takes one photo to create a deepfake video or photo. Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, claimed that even a single photo can be exploited to create deepfakes. Deepfake content isn’t confined to the dark web only, it’s going on mainstream social media platforms like X. Accounts also promoting Deepfake Adult photos and videos on their Telegram channels for personal requests.

Deepfake technology can be used to create new identities and steal the identities of real people. Hackers use this technology to create false documents or fake their victim’s voice. This allows them to create accounts or purchase products by pretending to be that person.