'Vidhan Sabha uda diya': Bengaluru police arrest Bihar man over AI video
Bengaluru police have arrested a 25-year-old migrant worker for creating an AI-generated video that depicted a bomb blast at the Vidhana Soudha government building. The arrest followed digital surveillance that traced the video back to the suspect's Instagram account.
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This incident highlights the growing concern over the use of AI-generated deepfakes to spread misinformation and incite public alarm.
BENGALURU: Bengaluru city police have arrested a 25-year-old migrant worker from Bihar for allegedly creating and posting an AI-generated video depicting a bomb blast at Vidhana Soudha, the seat of Karnataka’s government.The accused has been identified as Hazrat Ali Shoiab, a resident of Araria district in Bihar. According to police, he had been working as a daily-wage pipefitter in Bengaluru for the past few months.Officials said the video surfaced on Tuesday morning on an Instagram account named jnx_king_h_g. It begins with footage of the exterior of Vidhana Soudha, followed by AI-generated visual effects depicting a massive explosion inside the historic building.
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