Modi warns against deep fakes

Modi warns against deep fakes

Modi warns against deep fakes Context  On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the exploitation of artificial intelligence for making deepfakes was worrisome, and he requested the media to educate people about such activities. He was speaking to reporters at the BJP’s national office […]

DIKSHA E-Education: AI Assistance Ahead

DIKSHA E-Education: AI Assistance Ahead

Centre’s DIKSHA e-education platform to offer AI help Context  The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s National e-Governance Division (NeGD) plans to include Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into its current Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform. Each student should be able to have an […]

Dealing With Deep Fakes

Dealing With Deep Fakes

Dealing With Deep Fakes Context: A deep fake is a piece of work created by a machine using deep learning that contains misleading information. Because deep fakes seek to deceive us into believing something is true by distorting reality, it is beneficial to maintain the […]

Will AI Tools Help Detect Telecom Fraud?

Will AI Tools Help Detect Telecom Fraud?

Will AI Tools Help Detect Telecom Fraud? Context: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has started using an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition tool called “Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification” or ASTR to weed out widespread instances of fraudulently obtained […]

On Copyright Infringement and AI

On Copyright Infringement and AI

On Copyright Infringement and AI Context: Copyright legislation safeguards the creative production of a variety of artists and grants them a set of exclusive rights. However, with the aid of several exceptions provided by copyright law, these exclusive rights are balanced with those of the […]

The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act

The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act

The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act Context: This week, members of the European Parliament reached an early agreement on a new draught of the European Union’s ambitious Artificial Intelligence Act. Many AI tools are essentially black boxes, which means that even those who designed them cannot […]