ARS Technica reported on the fake audio clip containing racist and antisemitic remarks that was used to impersonate a principal in Maryland, noting that Siwei Lyu believes the falsified clip was created using a voice synthesis service.
A Reuters fact-check article debunking claims that a fabricated image of characters from the animated television series “The Simpsons” predicted the Baltimore bridge collapse quoted Siwei Lyu.
Gadget reported that TrueMedia.org, a non-profit organization committed to fighting AI-based disinformation, has launched deepfake detection technology for reporters and other key audiences to use ahead of 2024 elections, and is supported by a scientific advisory board that includes Siwei Lyu.
Buffalo Business First quoted Venu Govindaraju, director of UB’s National AI Institute for Exceptional Education, in a story about the opening of the institute.
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited UB to celebrate the opening of the $20 million, federally-funded, National AI Institute for Exceptional Education.
Fifteen graduate students from SEAS gathered on March 8 to compete in the first Lightning Talk Competition. Contestants presented a two-minute oral presentation and a singular slide aimed toward communicating their research effectively.
The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted David Doermann in a story reporting that experts have reason to believe that AI will be weaponized to deceive voters in this year’s presidential election.
