New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty recently fell victim to a deepfake, being used to promote an investment scam in her name. In the synthetic video that is going viral on social media, Murty can be heard talking about an investment scheme and promising big "20-30 times" returns.

Taking cognisance of the artificial-intelligence-generated video, Murthy warned those seeking investment advice of "AI and the cunning minds" behind deepfakes, and suggested that people start thinking and analyzing for themselves before spending their hard-earned money on any scheme.

"I am really concerned about fake messages using my face and my voice to promote investments promising 20 or 30 times returns," Murty told news agency PTI. "This is al...