In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

Fabricated news article frames Duterte's arrest as obstacle to Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
4/10/25
Agence France-Presse and Snopes utilized UB’s DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in the Media Forensic Lab, to determine that an audio clip of Elon Musk sobbing to Donald Trump about Tesla's woes was likely AI-generated.
AI proves that fingerprints are not unique, upending the legal system
4/8/25
Earth featured Wenyao Xu in an article about the uniqueness of human fingerprints.
Fact Check: NO Qualified Expert Argues Pyramidal Antarctic Peak Is Manmade
4/8/25
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter in a fact-check article about a peak in Antarctica that is rumored to be masonry.
Video of Volodymyr Zelensky kneeling before Saudi officials is AI-generated
4/8/25
Agence France-Presse quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about an AI-generated video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky kneeling before Saudi officials.
Images of 'exhausted South Korean firefighters' bear signs of AI generation
4/7/25
Agence France-Presse quoted Siwei Lyu about an AI-generated image showing South Korean firefighters amidst unprecedented wildfires in the country.
UB to launch new academic department focusing on AI and society
4/7/25
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that UB will receive $5 million to launch the new Department of AI and Society.
Footage bearing AI signs falsely presented as Myanmar quake aftermath
4/2/25
Agence France-Presse featured Siwei Lyu in an article about AI-generated images showing destruction from the Myanmar earthquake.
Fact Check: Audio Of Elon Musk Telling President Trump 'Tesla Is Going Down' Is NOT Real
4/1/25
Lead Stories utilized the DeepFake-o-Meter, developed by Siwei Lyu and his team in UB’s Media Forensic Lab, to prove that a video showing Elon Musk telling President Donald Trump that "Tesla is going down" is AI-generated.

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