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Deep Fakes: Why this tech is a game-changer in the worst-possible way First coming to prominence in 2017, having been used in the porn industry, the deepfake technology has led some to raise concerns that 'seeing is no longer believing.' Photo Credit: PTI Several experts have raised serious concerns over how the deepfake technology can be used to subvert the electoral process. Key Highlights Although the BJP has stated that the deepfake software was employed to create “positive campaigns”, there are much darker implications of the AI-driven technology Even though the origin of the technology remains uncertain, it came to prominence in 2017, following its use to impose celebrity faces on to porn actors Deepfakes have the capacity to cause serious instability within nations A day before the Delhi Assembly election that took place earlier this month, two videos began doing the rounds on popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, of Bharatiya Janata Party ...