Without a doubt, one of the most important sportsmen in the world, not just in India, is ace batting player Virat Kohli. But a lot of times, deepfakes and artificial intelligence have been utilized to abuse his influence.
This also happened with a video that went viral, showing an interview with Virat Kohli promoting an online casino and guaranteeing new players a win of Rs 50,000 in just three days. The video was found to be a deepfake, though.
It was discovered that the TV newscaster in the video was also promoting a fake online casino and betting app. The Kohli clip came from an old interview that American journalist Graham Bensinger conducted. The interview was posted on December 22, 2023, on Bensinger’s official YouTube channel.
New: Deepfakes of celebrities have arrived on the scene to hard sell you things. Even if that means selling you offshore betting apps.
An @IndianExpress analysis found Instagram and FB to be replete with such misleading ads. Here’s SRK’s deepfake (
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— Soumyarendra Barik (@imsoumyarendra) November 24, 2023
Then there is this deepfake of Virat Kohli where an advertisement first shows a deepfake of a TV newscaster announcing how he has won big on a betting app, followed by Kohli saying how “hands are shaking” after winning Rs 8 lakh pic.twitter.com/4fzW4fXO4b
— Soumyarendra Barik (@imsoumyarendra) November 24, 2023
Ahead of the 2024 IPL, Virat Kohli was welcomed in style.
In other news, with the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 rapidly approaching, star batsman Virat Kohli is getting ready to play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru once more.
Recently, the famous batter was spotted at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the RCB unboxing event. When Kohli showed up for the event, the audience cheered him on loudly.
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In addition, the 35-year-old traveled to Chennai for his first IPL match following the occasion. Notably, on March 22, at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, the Royal Challengers of Bangalore (RCB) will host the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the 2024 Indian Premier League.
In the IPL 2024, RCB will try to perform at their highest level in the hopes of winning the coveted championship. Under the direction of Faf du Plessis, the men’s team will aim to repeat what the women’s team, who just defeated the Delhi Capitals women in the WPL (Women’s Premier League) 2024 final, achieved.
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