EC warns parties against misuse of AI to create deepfakes

Amid rising number of manipulated or deepfake videos taking a centre stage in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Election Commission (EC) warned the political parties against misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based tools to create deep fakes that distort information or propagate misinformation and directed the political parties to remove the video clips and other content “within 3 hours of coming to their notice”, emphasising the need to uphold the integrity of the electoral process.