Lies, Damn Lies, and DeepFakes

Recent years have witnessed an unexpected and astonishing rise of AI-synthesized fake media, thanks to the rapid advancement of technology and the omnipresence of social media. AI-synthesized fake media are eroding our trust in online information and have already caused real damage. It is thus important to develop countermeasures to limit the negative impacts of AI-synthesized fake media. 

In this webinar, Siwei Lyu, Co-Director of the Center for Information Integrity (CII) at UB, will highlight recent technical developments to fight AI-synthesized fake media. He will also introduce DART, which is a cross-disciplinary, multi-institutional, user-centered effort to develop mobile games and an online learning platform to help older adults recognize and navigate scams, including those with DeepFakes. 

About Siwei Lyu
Siwei Lyu is a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Director of the UB Media Forensic Lab (UB MDFL), and the founding Co-Director of the Center for Information Integrity (CII) at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA. As a pioneering and internationally recognized researcher, he is at the forefront of developing technical solutions to combat DeepFakes. He provided expert testimony at the US House of Representatives Hearing on Online Imposters and Disinformation in 2019 and the New York State Senate Hearing on Protecting Consumer Data and Privacy on Online Platforms in the same year. His research in multimedia forensics has made him the first go-to person for journalists and reporters. In 2023 alone, he has been featured 50+ times in media outlets, including USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Newsweek, National Geographic Magazine, and NPR.