In the Media

Selected news media mentions of our departmental activities.

Internet rumor about arrested Texas flood rescuer is AI-enabled fabrication
7/17/25
Agence France-Presse quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about an AI-generated story of a man being arrested for rescuing people from the Texas floods without a permit.
What's happening this week in Buffalo Niagara Business
7/11/25
The Buffalo News reported that Kenneth Joseph will be the keynote speaker at “Helping Nonprofits Smartly Put AI to Work,” an event that will be co-hosted by Microsoft and State Senate Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stoke
CEO of Elon Musk's X, Linda Yaccarino, resigns
7/9/25
The Washington Post quoted Kenneth Joseph in an article about the resignation of the CEO of X.
Mistaken reports of ICE raids are stoking fear, troubling law enforcement in Southern California
7/8/25
The Riverside Press Enterprise quoted Kenneth Joseph in an article about how mistaken reports of ICE raids are inducing societal paranoia.
Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials
7/8/25
The Associated Press quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about how someone using deepfake technology was able to bypass security to message top U.S. and foreign officials.
Buffalo Brief: Mon 070725
7/7/25
WIVB-TV featured Venu Govindaraju in a lengthy interview about UB’s work involving artificial intelligence.
AI handwriting analysis spots dyslexia
7/5/25
Springwise quoted Venu Govindaraju in a report on new UB research that outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detection tool for dyslexia and dysgraphia among young children.
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missiles 'Getting Ready' To Strike
6/24/25
Lead Stories also used the DeepFake-o-Meter to determine that a viral video showing Iranian missiles was AI-generated.

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