SEAS in the News

Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity
4/21/24
Rappler reposted an article authored by Siwei Lyu and Yan Ju, a CSE PhD candidate, about how deepfake detection programs improve when they use algorithms that account for demographic diversity.
UB Media Forensic Lab Helps Journalists, Govt., Public Detect Deep Fake Videos Created by AI
4/21/24
WGRZ-TV reported on UB’s work to combat deepfakes and focused on the lab of Siwei Lyu.
AI discovers that not every fingerprint is unique
4/20/24
MSN News reposted an article from Tech Xplore that reported on a study conducted by Wenyao Xu and researchers from Columbia University that is challenging the assumption that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person are unmatchable.
Deepfakes: Did Joe Biden Really Call?
4/20/24
The Markup quoted Siwei Lyu in a report on the rise of deepfakes in politics, highlighting recent instances like the fake robocall impersonating Joe Biden during the primary elections.
The tell tale signs of AI-generated images, video and audio, according to experts
4/20/24
WIVB-TV and Nexstar stations across the country aired a story that quoted Siwei Lyu on the telltale signs of AI-generated images.
State budget funding for Empire AI provides boost to UB
4/20/24
The Buffalo News reported that New York State’s new budget includes $275 million for Empire AI, the state-of-the-art computing center for which UB will serve as the hub.

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