Deepfake Costs $30 on the Darkweb, This 20-Year-Old is Fighting Back

Our recent LinkedIn Live on ChaiNet featured a critical discussion with Tarini Padmanabhuni, the 20-year-old Founder and CEO of Axory AI. The session focused on the escalating threat of deepfakes and the urgent need for an “trust layer.”Here are the key takeaways from the conversation:✅Alarming Costs: Tarini highlighted a $25 million corporate fraud executed via deepfake video and revealed that a personal deepfake can cost as little as $30.✅Detection Failure: We addressed the Detection Paradox, why security tools that look accurate in a lab setting fail dramatically in the real world.✅India’s Risk: She detailed why India, due to its massive scale of eKYC transactions, is particularly vulnerable to deepfake fraud.✅Actionable Defense: Tarini concluded by providing specific, practical steps listeners can take immediately to protect their digital identity.The conversation made clear that the deepfake threat is not coming it is already here, and we need defenses now.Listen to the full conversation to learn how to defend your digital identity from the deepfake threat. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chainet.substack.com