After a deepfake video of Ranveer Singh and Aamir Khan expressing their political views went viral, there has been widespread concern about the misuse of technology and the lack of legal safeguards. Now, a video with a morphed voice of Katrina Kaif speaking French has also gone viral on social media. The original video dates back to 2017 when Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan were present at the launch event of Bina Kak’s book, Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore, in Mumbai. They were joined by Salman’s father, veteran screenwriter Salim Khan. A fan page of Katrina shared the video, morphed this time, where she is speaking fluent French, assisted by artificial intelligence.
The deepfake video had a disclaimer. It read, “Both Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan attended the book launch of Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore by Bina Kak. Salman and Katrina are very close to her from their Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya movie. She played Salman’s mother in that movie. Disclaimer: The French voiceover is AI-generated but the speech hasn’t been morphed or twisted, it is the exact the same as her original speech.”
Many fell for it despite the caption, owing to how real it looks. One user commented, “Does she speak French and Arabic?” Another wrote, “She’s so supremely talented unlike any other actress !!”
Meanwhile, the official spokesperson of Ranveer Singh also confirmed that based on a police complaint by Ranveer, an FIR has been lodged for further investigation by the Cyber Crime Cell.Issuing the statement, the spokesperson said, “Yes, we have filed the police complaint and FIR has been lodged against the handle that was promoting the AI-generated deepfake video of Mr. Ranveer Singh (sic)”.
In a fake, AI-generated deepfake video featuring the actor, he was seen purportedly voicing his political views. While the video from the actor’s recent visit to Varanasi is genuine, the audio is of an AI-enabled voice clone of the actor. In the clip, Ranveer was seen urging people to vote for “Nayay (justice)” in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. However, it was later clarified that the viral video was morphed and edited. Ranveer also addressed the issue and warned everyone on social media by posting on X, “Deepfake se bacho dostonnn.
Earlier this month, another deepfake video of Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan also went viral on social media in which he was seen promoting a political party. After the video caught everyone’s attention, Mumbai police came into action and registered an FIR against an unnamed person.
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