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Govindaraju, from the University at Buffalo, discusses how universities can “out purpose” big tech in AI development.
9/30/26
Inside Higher Ed featured Venu Govindaraju who discussed the place of universities in the age of AI, why scientists should fail on purpose and how Empire AI could help counterbalance big tech’s grip on AI development.
Pakistan-administered Kashmir turmoil triggers spread of AI shooter clip
9/30/26
Agence France-Presse also utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter to determine that footage of a man firing a pistol at police officers was fake.
SEAS ranked 32nd in undergraduate engineering programs among public universities
9/23/26
U.S. News & World Report has once again ranked the University at Buffalo among the nation’s top public colleges and universities.
Video of MEA Spokesperson's Reaction to Eating Snacks at BRICS is Deepfake
9/16/26
BOOM utilized the DeepFake-O-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to investigate a viral video showing an Indian government spokesperson responding to questions about eating snacks during the BRICS Summit.
This YouTuber promotes One Nation to thousands in an Aussie accent. He's a foreigner we traced to the other side of the world
9/16/26
ABC News Australia sought the expertise of UB’s Media Forensic Lab for an investigation into a Brazilian content creator who used AI to appear to speak with an Australian accent while posting videos about Australian politics.
Fake image of Nepal house goes viral
9/15/26
Full Fact featured Siwei Lyu to investigate a viral image purportedly showing a house that survived recent flooding in Nepal.
Drones take farming to new heights
9/9/26
Technology.org reported on a collaboration between UB researchers, including Karthik Dantu, the University of Virginia and NASA that is using drones equipped with heat and light sensors to monitor crops.
Does Computer Science Need Computers?
9/3/26
Quanta Magazine sought the expertise of William Rapaport, CSE professor emeritus, in a report on whether computer science can exist without physical computers.
Morning Show Season 4’s Deepfake Science Was Right: Voice Cloning Now Sounds Real
9/1/26
Tech Times cited Siwei Lyu in a report examining how accurately the Apple TV series “The Morning Show” portrayed deepfakes and other AI technologies.
Artificial Intelligence Reveals Fingerprints Aren’t Entirely Unique, Turning 100 Years of Forensic Science on Its Head
8/26/26
Daily Galaxy reported on a UB study led by Wenyao Xu that found fingerprints from the same hand have similar patterns of structure.