Srinagar, March 14 -- Before the Indonesian elections on February 14th, a video featuring the late Indonesian president Suharto endorsing the political party he once led gained immense traction online. The video, created using AI technology to mimic his appearance and voice, garnered 4.7 million views on X alone. However, this wasn't an isolated incident.

In Pakistan, a deepfake video surfaced during the national elections, purportedly showing former prime minister Imran Khan announcing his party's boycott of the elections. Similarly, in the U.S., voters in New Hampshire heard a deepfake of President Joe Biden urging them not to vote in the presidential primary.

Such instances of deepfakes involving politicians are becoming more frequen...