Siwei Lyu, Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, was quoted in a Politifact story on the growing number of fake tributes from musicians and singers to the late Charlie Kirk.
Siwei Lyu, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and co-director of the Center for Information Integrity, was quoted in PolitiFact discussing the rise of AI-generated celebrity tribute songs following the death of Charlie Kirk.
Lyu explained that listeners can spot synthetic music by noticing overly smooth or robotic vocals, unnatural breathing, and sudden changes in voice clarity, all signs that a track was created using artificial intelligence.