Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his concern over growing cybersecurity threats, specifically posed by AI-driven fake technology.

Addressing senior police officials at the 59th All India Conference of Director Generals/Inspector Generals of Police (DGP/IGP), Modi called the police leadership to convert the emerging challenges into opportunities by utilising India’s double AI power and ‘Aspirational India’.

While addressing the concluding session, Modi highlighted tackling the evolving threats of digital fraud, AI technology, and cybercrime threats. He emphasised the disruptive innovation potential of deepfakes on familial and social relations.

Modi also called for technology usage to minimise the police constabulary workload and suggested police stations should be made the central point for resource allocation.

Modi expanded the mantra of SMART (strategic, meticulous, adaptable, reliable, and transparent) policing. SMART policing was introduced in 2014 by Prime Minister Modi at a conference in Guwahati. This policing idea aimed to transform the Indian police into a SMART force, focusing on qualities of strictness, sensitivity, modernity, mobility, alertness, accountability, reliability, responsiveness, technological expertise, and training.

This 3-day conference at Bhubaneshwar was physically attended by about 250 officers in the rank of director general and inspector general of police while over 750 others were virtual participants.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval also attended this conference.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pm-modi-concern-over-threats-from-digital-frauds-cybercrimes-ai-technology-9701044/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/pm-modi-addresses-cybersecurity-and-deepfake-threats-at-dgpigp-conference/articleshow/115872834.cms