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Executive Fellow Merici Vinton was featured in a CBS News documentary titled, "Is America in a New Gilded Age? Wealth, Power, and Democracy." In the video, she said she was initially cautiously optimistic about the DOGE, but then it "quickly got absurd" youtu.be/yRfhcDQ3LSI?si…

In a podcast episode of NPR's All Things Considered, Prof. Hany Farid discussed how people have turned to asking chatbots to authenticate information about Iran and Israel's conflict. "You don’t get reliable information on social media or an AI bot." npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-…

In early April, Prof. Hany Farid gave a TED Talk in Vancouver on how to spot fake AI photos. In the talk, he pointed to anomalies in noise patterns, vanishing points, and shadows and encouraged the audience to practice digital literacy. ted.com/talks/hany_far…

In a DW News article, Prof. Hany Farid breaks down methods to identify AI-generated newscasts. "If you don't want to be lied to, go to reliable news organizations," he suggested. dw.com/en/fact-check-…

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I School research scientist Xiao Qiang spoke to NK NEWS about China’s DeepSeek AI and how it gives a glimpse into the country's view on bilateral relations with the DPRK. He suggested that the LLM likely filters out content critical of China. nknews.org/2025/07/what-c…

Somone has been impersonating Marco Rubio using AI on Signal and text messaging. Prof. Hany Farid spoke to The Washington Post about how this worked. “This is precisely why you shouldn’t use Signal or other insecure channels for official government business," he said. wapo.st/4lngkZf

MIMS alum Gautham Koorma has been tapped to join Quandary Peak Research as a Principal Consultant, where he will lead technical investigations related to AI safety. "Joining the software experts at Quandary Peak marks a new chapter in my career," said Koorma. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

Prof. emeritus Steve Weber published a piece with MIT Sloan Management Review where he discussed the importance of scenario planning in times of uncertainty. "Overindexing on one signal engages both “hot” and “cold” elements of your experience — emotions and cognition." sloanreview.mit.edu/article/scenar…

This week, the Department of Justice released nearly 11 hours of surveillance footage near Epstein's prison cell the night he was found dead. Prof. Hany Farid reviewed the metadata and pointed to anomalies in the footage. WIRED wired.com/story/metadata…

Prof. Tim Tangherlini and Ph.D. alum Sijia Xiao discussed chemtrail conspiracy theories with the The Guardian. The two related their research to the recent catastrophic flooding in Texas, which spawned a slew of baseless rumors. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Someone pretending to be the House Intelligence Committee chairman sent messages about a project related to Melania Trump to congressmen. Prof. Hany Farid spoke to The Washington Post and stated that government communication habits need to change. wapo.st/3GGerb2

Millions of TikTokkers have watched some version of a video in the past week that falsely stated information while copying the words of another video Prof. Hany Farid, in NPR podcast episode, said that what's new is that ordinary people are targeted. npr.org/2025/07/10/nx-…

Prof. Hany Farid appeared on an episode of CNN's Terms of Service with Clare Duffy, where he spoke about how widespread AI-generated war footage has become. "So if you see upsetting imagery online...take a moment to slow down," he recommended. cnn.com/audio/podcasts…

Great to see the Oxford Internet Institute Berkeley School of Information Summer Doctoral Programme students taking some time out from their busy learning schedule with a day trip to the Computer History Museum museum. #SDP2025

Check out research by Prof. Joshua Blumenstock and Ph.D. alumna Emily Aiken on Togo and measuring poverty using mobile phone data!

Last week, WIRED published a groundbreaking analysis into the Epstein video released by the government. In it, Prof. Hany Farid pointed to some anomalies in metadata. Now, the team behind the analysis revealed what they looked for and how they did it. wired.com/story/uncanny-…

In an Entrepreneur article, Prof. Hany Farid discussed how the company he co-founded, GetReal Security, has been dealing with deepfakes. "The endgame of my world is not elimination of threats; it's mitigation of threats," said Farid. entrepreneur.com/science-techno…

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Courts aren't ready for AI-generated evidence. That's what Axios and Prof. Hany Farid are saying as they worry about the new ways deepfakes can be used to alter evidence in important cases and how hard it will be to prove something isn't AI. axios.com/2025/07/25/cou…