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Viral attack on Walz features fake former student making false claim
10/21/24
The Washington Post quoted Siwei Lyu in a story about a video clip of a viral attack on Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz, with Lyu noting he believes that the clip is not a deepfake.
Fact Check: Image of France’s Macron greeting Iran’s Khamenei is AI-generated
10/17/24
Reuters quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake image of French President Emmanuel Macron and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shaking hands.
How AI deepfakes test voter confidence and election integrity
10/16/24
The Christian Science Monitor quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about how AI deepfakes are influencing this year’s election.
Enrollment surges in AI master’s degree program at UB
10/15/24
Growth spurred by interest in AI, investments in faculty and computing infrastructure, including $400 million Empire AI consortium.
UB’s DeepFake-o-Meter democratizes deepfake detection
10/14/24
The Niagara Gazette featured Siwei Lyu in an article about UB’s DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Lyu and his team, and how it democratizes deepfake detection.
Kamala Harris campaign ad “features a mother expressing regret for not having an abortion.”
10/3/24
PolitiFact quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact-check article that rated a video featuring a voiceover that resembles Vice President Kamala Harris' voice as false.
SEAS students spend their summer with local startups
10/2/24
SEAS undergraduate and graduate students spent their summers gaining valuable skills while participating in internships at local companies.
What's Next? | Access for All: The Arts Access Initiative| Unmasking Bias: Exploring AI's Impact with the UB Center for Information Integrity
10/2/24
WBFO's "What's Next?" Interviewed Bruce Pitman and other UB faculty members who discussed their work in UB’s Center for Information Integrity.
Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes
9/26/24
The Associated Press quoted Siwei Lyu about a deepfake operation that targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, with Lyu noting that he is expecting more of these kinds of incidents to happen in the future.
UB SEAS ranked 30th in undergraduate engineering programs among public universities
9/24/24
UB continues to rank among the top public universities in the nation, according to the latest rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.

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