In the Media

The Associated Press quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about how older adults can prepare themselves to deal with AI as it becomes more widespread. 

Lead Stories used the “Deep Fake-O-Meter” developed by Lyu and his team to debunk a rumor that the crowd at a Wisconsin rally for the Kamala Harris campaign was created using CGI and in another story about a similar rumor regarding the crowd at Harris’ Detroit rally.

Yahoo! News quoted Siwei Lyu in a report on an AI-generated video of Taylor Swift criticizing supporters of the powerful Duterte family of the Philippines. 

Siwei Lyu was featured in an Agence France-Presse article about fake images of Elon Musk that suggest he is building a “robot wife.” 

Lead Stories used the DeepFake-o-meter developed by Siwei Lyu and his team to determine that a photo comparing former President Trump to Adolf Hitler had been digitally altered. 

Nature quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about how scientists are falling victim to deepfake AI video scams, with Lyu noting that scientists should be cautious when sharing media on social platforms. 

Analytical Insight discussed the top Coursera courses for cryptocurrency, including two blockchain courses taught by Bina Ramamurthy.

Lead Stories worked with UB’s Media Forensic Lab, led by Siwei Lyu, to test audio on a campaign ad featuring Kamala Harris, with Lyu finding that the audio was likely AI-generated.