WATCH: Katrina Kaif speaks fluent French in AI-generated Deepfake video; Internet says, ‘scary what technology can do’

Katrina Kaif is the latest one to fall prey to the deepfake. An old video of hers has been going viral on the internet in which she could be seen speaking fluent French. Check it out.

Updated on May 01, 2024  |  04:26 PM IST |  59.4K
Katrina Kaif
Pic Courtesy: Katrina Kaif Instagram

Katrina Kaif is one of the most celebrated actresses in Bollywood. She enjoys a mammoth amount of fan following. The actress was last seen in Sriram Raghavan’s Merry Christmas and impressed everyone with her compelling performances.

The actress is in the news today after a fake video of her went viral on the internet. In a shocking turn of events, days after Ranveer Singh registered an FIR over his viral deepfake, a recent video of Katrina Kaif surfaced in which she could be seen speaking fluent French. Her speech was allegedly manipulated using artificial intelligence.

Deepfake video of Katrina Kaif surfaces on the internet

An old video of Katrina Kaif has been widely circulated on the internet. In the video, the Tiger 3 actress can be seen speaking French fluently; her speech was modified using artificial intelligence. The deepfake video features Katrina talking about Bina's 'incredible book' in French.

 According to the video shared by the fan page, the video is from an event in 2019, as the accompanying caption reads, “Back in 2019, both Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan attended the Book Launch (Silent Sentinels of Ranthambhore) of Bina Kak ji. Both Salman and Katrina are very close to her from their Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya movie. She [Bina Kak] played Salman's mother in that movie. Disclaimer: The French voiceover is AI-generated but the speech didn't been morphed or twisted, exact same as her original speech.”

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Social media users react to the video

Soon after the video went viral on the internet, several internet users had a mixed reaction to it. A user said, “God the deepfakes are getting scarry,” Another user inquired, “Does she speak French and Arabic?” and a third user wrote, “AI (Artificial intelligence) at its best” and another user opined, "It's AI and very scary what technology can do", while several other users who, despite the disclaimer, believed it to be the true video remarked, “She is so brilliant in language.”

Pic Courtesy: Katrina's Fan club Instgaram

Katrina Kaif's professional front

On the professional front, Katrina Kaif was last seen in Sriram Raghavan’s mystery thriller Merry Christmas which received acclaim from critics and audiences alike. The film also starred Vijay Sethupathi alongside her. The film was based on Frédéric Dard’s French novel Le Monte-charge (Bird in a Cage). It was released in theaters in January 2024.

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