• By Abhirupa Kundu
  • Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:49 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Politics and political leaders are no longer untouched in the era of deepfakes, edited and AI-manipulated videos and photos. In one such AI tantrum, a video generated through artificial intelligence has surfaced on social media and has been going viral. The AI-generated voice clone of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is heard swearing in as the Prime Minister of India. Amid the ongoing Lok Saba Election 2024, such a video can be the root cause of misinformation and is also misleading content for the users of the web.

Some Congress supporters even shared the AI-generated video which comes along with Gandhi's video clippings and also a view of the Red Fort.

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One user even shared the video with the caption: "The day is soon… on June 4… The Prime Minister will be Rahul Gandhi." Here, June 4 is in reference to the day for the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha Election 2024, when the results for the 18th Lok Sabha are expected to be announced.

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A BOOM report found out that the technique used to create the video was a "very cheap AI clone mixed with loud BG (background) music". The audio clip was first run through Itisaar, a deepfake analysis tool built by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur, which confirmed that it was AI-manipulated.

Next, it was tested through another tool contrails.ai which further confirmed that the audio clip had been generated through artificial intelligence.

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The Election Commission of India has been warning against the spread of deepfakes and misinformation as the country votes to elect a new government to power, even with the advisories in line, several AI-generated audio/video clips keep doing rounds on social media platforms.