Last Updated on August 28, 2024 by Arti Kumari
The Delhi High Court declared on Wednesday that there is an urgent need to regulate and limit the proliferation of deepfakes on the internet.
People today cannot be sure that what they are seeing and hearing with their own eyes and ears is true, according to a Division Bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela.
“Today what you are seeing and hearing you can’t believe. What I am seeing through my eyes and hearing through my ears, I can’t believe. This is something which is truly shocking. Everything that you are seeing or hearing is fake. It can’t be,” the Bench said.
The Court further stated that its interpretation of the information technology legislation may not support the classification of deepfake generating platforms as intermediaries.
Deepfakes are going to be a threat to society, Acting Chief Justice Manmohan warned the Central government, and the government needs to take action to control them.
While considering two petitions seeking regulation of deepfakes brought by journalist Rajat Sharma and attorney Chaitanya Rohilla, the Court made these observations.
Speaking on behalf of the Central government, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma informed the Bench that this is an ailment.
Sharma went on to say that a counter-technology is the only thing that can defeat fraudulent AI. After reviewing the Central government’s reply to the matter, the Court requested recommendations from the petitioners regarding technological regulation.
The petitioner was requested by the court to review the laws enacted by the US, the EU, and the State of Tennessee, as well as to submit an affidavit. The matter is scheduled for hearing in October.
Case : Rajat Sharma v. Union of India and other associated cases.
