Rupali Ganguly Seeks Legal Action Against AI-Generated Deepfakes and Image Misuse

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Indian actress Rupali Ganguly has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court after AI-generated deepfake images and morphed videos featuring her were circulated without consent, including on adult websites. She seeks removal of objectionable content and protection of her personality rights from unauthorized digital exploitation.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

The event clearly involves AI systems (generative AI, deepfakes, face-morphing tools) used maliciously to create harmful content that infringes on the actor's rights and causes reputational and privacy harm. Since the misuse has already taken place and is causing harm, this qualifies as an AI Incident. The involvement of AI in generating fake and sexually explicit images directly leads to violations of rights and harm to the individual, fitting the definition of an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]
AI principles
Privacy & data governanceRespect of human rights

Industries
Media, social platforms, and marketing

Affected stakeholders
Women

Harm types
ReputationalPsychologicalHuman or fundamental rights

AI system task:
Content generation


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