Virat Kohli’s video promoting latest deepfake hunting, betting app goes viral cricket news

Since the advancement in Artificial Intelligence, many deepfake videos of celebrities have surfaced on social media. A few weeks ago, the great Sachin Tendulkar had called for strict action after a fake video promoting a betting app went viral. Now the same has happened with Indian cricket team’s superstar batsman Virat Kohli. The video showing Kohli promoting a better app took social media by surprise. In the video, the cricketer can be seen talking about an app through which people can earn money fast.

The surprising thing was that not only Virat’s face but also his voice was successfully copied in the fake video. Here is the video:

This shows how dangerous and misleading AI can be.

someone made a fake video @anjanaomkashyap yes and @imVkohli Bhai tried to mislead people into downloading some apps using AI.#deepfake #AI #Virat Kohli 19 February 2024

Not just Kohli, but also the news anchor in the video was created using AI.

Earlier, there had been a call for reforms in social media to alert people about such deepfake videos.

“Social media platforms need to be alert and responsive to complaints. Sachin posted on

The Indian government is reportedly planning new rules that could impose fines on both creators and platforms hosting deepfakes as it looks to crack down on what IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishya described as a “threat to democracy”.

Amid complaints by some celebrities about their faces being manipulated in another video, new security rules are being considered, including watermarking AI-generated content, detecting deepfakes, rules for data bias, Measures such as confidentiality and protection against concentration will be looked into.

“Deepfakes have emerged as a new threat to democracy. They erode trust in society and its institutions,” Vaishnav said after a meeting with various stakeholders, including social media platforms, Nasscom and other professors in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Can weaken.” ,

With PTI inputs