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Siwei Lyu was quoted by Nature in an article on the negative impact that AI deepfakes could have on elections, the stock market and reputations. 

Siwei Lyu confirms the video of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky belly dancing is fake.

Deutsche Welle (DW)  quoted Lyu in a fact-checking article that questioned if a video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing is real. 

AFP Fact Check quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact-checking article that questioned if a photo of Senator Rand Paul wearing a bright red, flowy bathrobe to Congress was real. 

The award, supported by the Prentice Family Foundation, is given to undergraduate and graduate students with an entrepreneurial drive who want to make a difference in their communities.

WIRED quoted Siwei Lyu in a story on how generative AI is worsening public mistrust for the political system and Congress. 

Poynter quoted Siwei Lyu in a story about how a deepfake video of Ron DeSantis dropping out of the presidential race went viral. 

The visit to UB also kicked off a discussion series on harnessing AI for the public good. 

Machines solve problems by developing their own models and algorithms, but this requires a significant commitment from human programmers. Two UB projects could make this process more efficient and expand the capabilities of machine learning. 

Spectrum News quoted Siwei Lyu in an article discussing how artificial intelligence was originally created for creative purposes but has the potential to be used maliciously.