Open Access Research Article
DEEPFAKES AND HUMAN RIGHTS: PROTECTING PRIVACY AND DIGNITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Abstract
The swift evolution of
generative artificial intelligence has shifted deepfakes from a mere
technological novelties into a global serious human rights concern. By allowing
artificial replication of human faces, voices, and appearance, synthetic media
can threaten privacy, dignity, and individual’s identity. This paper evaluates
these challenges through the lens of Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights, Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, that both protect individuals from arbitrary interference of privacy
and reputation. It focuses on three emerging harms: non-consensual creation of
sexually explicit deepfakes that targets women, manipulated audio, video use to
intimidate or mute political dissidents and the rise of liar’s dividend, an
issue where existence of deepfake technology lets people dismiss authentic
evidence as fake. It compares the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act
with India’s developing digital regulatory framework to see if the existing
legal responses can effectively address such harms or not. Even the traditional
defamation laws fail to fully capture the distinctive harms caused by
unauthorized synthetic version of actual people. so, it tried to proposes for
“Likeness Sovereignty” as a possible human rights framework. This model aims to
protect individuals by providing them strong legal control over the
unauthorized digital reproduction and manipulation of their face, voice, and
identifying characteristics. The goal of
this proposal seeks to strengthen protection for human dignity and personal
independence while still leaving room for the growth in technological
innovation.
Published Paper
Author Details
Authors: MANISHA BRAHMA Registration ID: 1013409 | Published Paper ID: IJLRA13409Approved ISSN: 2582-6433 | Country: Delhi, IndiaPage No.: 1804-1819
Article Information
DEEPFAKES AND HUMAN RIGHTS: PROTECTING PRIVACY AND DIGNITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Authors: MANISHA BRAHMA
- Journal IJLRA
- ISSN 2582-6433
- Volume 3
- Issue 7
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International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis
- AbbreviationIJLRA
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