Comment by Ashwini Vaishnaw

India's Minister of Electronics and Information Technology; host of the India AI Impact Summit 2026
Deepfakes, misinformation and unregulated digital content are eroding institutional trust and putting children at risk. [...] Social media platforms, AI models, the creators, all of us will have to take responsibility. [...] I think we need a stronger regulation on deepfakes. This should be non-negotiable for the entire human society. AI Verified source (2026)
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AI Verified Quote by Ashwini Vaishnaw (India's IT Minister), 2026, from the Storyboard18 article on the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (the provided source_url). Direct WebFetch returned 403, but web search confirmed the source article and the exact phrasing: "Deepfakes, misinformation and unregulated digital content are eroding institutional trust and putting children at risk", calls for shared responsibility across platforms/AI models/creators, and that stronger deepfake regulation is "non-negotiable" for society. Attribution and year 2026 correct; source URL is the genuine primary article. Vote "for" on statement "Ban AI impersonation of real individuals without their consent" aligns with Vaishnaw's call for strict legal/technical measures against deepfakes. Quote is relevant and reflects support for the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 16d ago
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