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New Indian Express
13-07-2025
- New Indian Express
Assam man held for uploading morphed and AI-generated images, videos of influencer
GUWAHATI: Assam Police arrested a man for allegedly creating a fake social media account of an influencer, Archita Phukan, and uploading her morphed and Artificial Intelligence-generated images and videos to defame and harass her. The accused, Pratim Bora, was arrested from upper Assam's Dibrugarh on Saturday evening based on a complaint. He and the victim know each other, the police said. 'We received a complaint that the photos and the videos circulating on social media are morphed and AI-generated. The complainant had shared the link of an Instagram page. We traced its credentials and found a phone number. We learnt that it is the phone number of the arrested accused and he was using it.' Dibrugarh Superintendent of Police Sizal Agarwal told the media. During the course of investigation, the victim had told the police she and the accused studied together at a college. The accused was subsequently arrested. According to the SP, the accused had created a web page where he uploaded AI-generated pornographic content. Access was subscription-based and through this mode, he made around Rs 10 lakh. 'He did it mostly for personal reasons to cause harassment to the victim,' the SP said, adding, 'As this was widely circulated and covered, her mental state is not good. She will require counselling. We are doing the needful.'
The Star
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Lea Salonga warns of AI video claiming she's in a wheelchair due to arthritis
Photo: Lea Salonga/Instagram Lea Salonga (pic) sent a warning to the public after a fake Artificial Intelligence-generated video claimed she was in a wheelchair due to arthritis. Salonga took to social media to share that her aunt in Manila had been tricked by the manipulated clip, prompting her to clarify that she is in good health. 'I just chatted with an aunt of mine from Manila who sent a message that was unnerving. She had just seen a video claiming that I was in a wheelchair due to arthritis and was cured by some treatment,' wrote the actress-singer on Facebook on Saturday, June 28. 'I told her that I was fine, experiencing minor aches and pains from my job, but that's it. She was bamboozled by a fake video. AI is scary. Stay vigilant and aware,' she continued. In 2024, the Filipina Broadway superstar, alongside Sharon Cuneta, was used in fake product endorsements manipulated by AI to make it appear as if they were promoting a 'natural' cure for diabetes. Many Filipino celebrities including Anne Curtis, Amy Perez and Ogie Alcasid have recently been victimised by deepfake videos, and they warned netizens to be cautious of them. Perez was previously used to endorse a menopausal drug after the AI feature made use of an old clip from her now defunct morning show. The AI software is being exploited to distort videos and images of public figures to misinform the public, as reported by the New York Times . Experts remind users to remain critical and skeptical of the content they consume on the Internet, given the spread of deepfake videos. – Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network
