Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

Fake AI-generated videos of Bollywood actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer Singh criticizing PM Modi and endorsing the opposition Congress party have gone viral on social media, viewed over half a million times. Khan has filed a police complaint, while the actors and fact-checkers have confirmed the videos are manipulated. The spread of such deepfakes highlights the potential impact of AI-generated content in India’s ongoing general election. Authorities and social media platforms are taking action to remove the misleading videos.  Photo: Collected