Narayana Murthy flags deepfake videos of him endorsing trading applications

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy on Thursday said that several deepfake videos featuring him have surfaced on social media in recent months and asked internet users to not fall for them.

Deepfakes are techniques to manipulate audio and video content with the help of artificial intelligence software to show people saying or doing things that they never said or did. The content is made to appear as realistic as possible and is often used with malicious intent.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Murthy said that some web pages have claimed he has endorsed or invested in automated trading applications named BTC AI Evex, British Bitcoin Profit, Bit Lyte Sync, Immediate Momentum and Capitalix Ventures among others.

“The news items appear on fraudulent websites that masquerade as popular newspaper websites and some of them even publish fake interviews using deepfake pictures and videos,” he said. “I categorically deny any endorsement, relation or association with these applications or websites.”

He added: “I caution the public to not fall prey to the content of these malicious sites and to the products or services they are trying to sell to you.”

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