AI and Deepfake Technology Erode Journalism Credibility, Says Scindia

• •Scindia identifies credibility crisis as the primary challenge for modern journalism.
• •The event commemorated 200 years of Hindi journalism and included a stamp release.
• •Scindia calls for journalism to focus on preserving human conscience beyond data reporting.

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia addressed the challenges facing journalism in the age of AI and deepfake technology during a seminar marking 200 years of Hindi journalism. He highlighted the credibility crisis as the most significant issue today, contrasting it with historical challenges such as censorship and limited resources. Scindia emphasized that journalism should preserve human conscience and not merely report data. The event also commemorated the contributions of his family to journalism and included the release of a commemorative stamp. The seminar was hosted by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and the Madhavrao Sapre Memorial Newspaper Museum. Scindia's remarks reflect growing concerns about misinformation and the manipulation of media in the digital age.