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Prospectus: High hopes for AI and tech initiatives in WNY
2/27/25
The Buffalo News quoted President Satish K. Tripathi about Empire AI in an article about hopes for technology development in Western New York.
Fact Check: Image of armed hospital ambush is AI, not evidence of disorder in UK
2/27/25
Reuters quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a digitally altered image showing an armed ambush in a U.K. hospital.
UB undergraduates address real-world issues through SUNY-funded program
2/21/25
Using AI for innovations in drug delivery and energy storage, and helping robots interact with one another are just some of the projects that students in UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will work on thanks to the SUNY Research and Creative Activities for Undergraduates Program.
Time cover on DeepSeek 'sweatshop' is AI-generated
2/20/25
Agence France-Presse and RTL Today quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about a fake Time Magazine cover depicting sweatshop conditions at the Chinese AI company DeepSeek.
AI-generated images of DeepSeek startup team circulate online
2/19/25
Agence France-Presse quoted Siwei Lyu in another fact-checking article about a fake photo depicting the startup team of Chinese AI company DeepSeek.
AI image passed off as real photo of firemen kneeling in prayer during LA wildfires
2/17/25
Agence France-Presse quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact-checking article about a fake image of firefighters praying during the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
AI generated child pornography cases common, HHPD uses technology to detect if real or fake
2/11/25
WESH quoted Siwei Lyu in an article about the use of AI to create images of child pornography.
Quantum and AI: A Marriage Made of Valid Expectations or Hype?
2/10/25
HPC Wire published an article by Robert Sutor on the combination of quantum computing and AI.
Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity
2/4/25
The Next Web republished an article, co-authored by Siwei Lyu and CSE student Yan Ju for The Conversation, about how deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity.
Fact Check: Mexico president did not wear a ‘Make America Mexicana Again’ cap
2/4/25
Reuters quoted Siwei Lyu in a fact check article about an AI-generated image showing the president of Mexico wearing a hat that said, “Make America Mexicana Again.”