Rashmika Mandanna’s viral deepfake video has taken the internet by storm. The AI fabricated video has raised concerns of misuse of artificial intelligence spread misinformation. The viral video has received sharp criticism from Amitabh Bachchan and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
In a first look, the AI-fabricated video shows rashmika mandanna wearing a black dress and entering an elevatorto. However, the video is of another lady and was created by using an AI technology called deepfake. From top actors like Amitabh Bachchan to Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a lot of people have reacted on the video
Taking to X (Twitter), she wrote, “I feel really hurt to share this and have to talk about the deepfake video of me being spread online. Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who today is vulnerable to so much harm because of how technology is being misused.”
She added, “Today, as a woman and as an actor, I am thankful for my family, friends and well wishers who are my protection and support system. But if this happened to me when I was in school or college, I genuinely can’t imagine how could I ever tackle this. We need to address this as a community and with urgency before more of us are affected by such identity theft.”
