SEAS in the News

Fact Check: Paraglider emoticons added to Columbia University protest image
4/26/24
Siwei Lyu contributed to the report, concluding that the image was altered to include a paraglider emoji.
University at Buffalo expects synergy between Empire AI and Micron
4/25/24
WBEN-AM and Spectrum News 1 spoke to Venu Govindaraju (about Empire AI, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $400 million plan that includes $275 million for a supercomputing center at UB, with Govindaraju noting UB’s legacy in artificial intelligence.
Athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks in fake audio clip, police say
4/25/24
Siwei Lyu shared insights about how AI is becoming increasingly powerful and easy to use.
Federation Of American Scientists Among Leading Technology Organizations Pushing Congress To Support Responsible AI Innovation NIST Funding Request
4/23/24
UB’s Center for Embodied Autonomy and Robotics signed a letter asking congress to fully fund the National Institute of Standards and Technology budget request for AI-related work in the upcoming fiscal year.
Kim Kardashian accused of using AI after fans notice something strange about Skims ad
4/22/24
Unilad quoted Siwei Lyu, from a previous article in USA Today, in a story on how Kim Kardashian has been accused of using AI to help promote a new product.
Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity
4/22/24
The Conversation published an article co-authored by Siwei Lyu and computer science and engineering PhD candidate Yan Ju about methods to improve deepfake detection.

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