New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday voiced her concern regarding the growing use of artificial-intelligence-generated deepfakes that are being circulated online, blurring the line between truth and fiction, and said that this trend is "a reminder of the urgency with which we must strengthen our defences".

"I have seen several deepfake videos of myself being circulated online, manipulated to mislead citizens and distort facts. It was a reminder of the urgency with which we must strengthen our defences," FM Sitharaman said.

"The new generation of fraud is no longer about breaching firewalls, it is about hacking trust. Criminals are using AI to mimic voices, clone identities, and create lifelike videos that ...