'Technology is so advanced that it's hard to distinguish between deepfakes and genuine footage'

tech.hindustantimes.com:

Former Deputy National Security Advisor of India Latha Reddy has said that deepfakes are becoming so advanced that it is hard even for an expert to distinguish between them and genuine footage.

Asked about artificial intelligence and deep fakes, Reddy said that people must be careful with the use of artificial intelligence as there are some ethical boundaries that must not be crossed. Former Deputy NSA said that she has been an ardent advocate of how ethics should be combined with technology.

In an interview with ANI, Latha Reddy said, "Well, I think it's very difficult because the technology of deep fakes is now becoming so advanced that it's very, very hard even for an expert to distinguish between what is really a deep fake and what is the genuine footage. And so I think we are right and one thing which I would like to see about the use of artificial intelligence is that we must be very careful because there are some ethical boundaries that must not be crossed in the uses of artificial intelligence and sometimes you know, I think in science and technology matters, we get so carried away by the sheer magic of what we can create that we don't necessarily think about the human consequences of what we are doing."

"So I honestly think that this is an aspect that has to be kept very much in mind, both in the case of artificial intelligence as well as any use of cyberspace. And I was the chairperson of the Global Commission on the Stability of cyberspace and in my years in government as well as the years since I left government, I've been an ardent advocate of how we should be using ethics combined with technology. This has been one of my great passions in life and I hope that this message reaches as many people as possible and