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SUMMARY:Generative Language Model\, Deepfake\, and Fake News 2.0: Scenario
 s and Implications - Dongwon Lee\, Penn State University
DTSTART:20221011T130000Z
DTEND:20221011T140000Z
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CONTACT:Kieron Ivy Turk
DESCRIPTION: The recent explosive advancements in both generative language
  models in NLP and deepfake-enabling methods in Computer Vision have great
 ly helped trigger a new surge in AI research and introduced a myriad of no
 vel AI applications. However\, at the same time\, these new AI technologie
 s can be used by adversaries for malicious usages\, opening a window of op
 portunity for fake news creators and state-sponsored hackers. In this talk
 \, I will present a few plausible scenarios where adversaries could exploi
 t these cutting-edge AI techniques to their advantage\, producing more sop
 histicated fake news by synthesizing realistic artifacts or evading detect
 ion of fake news from state-of-the-art detectors. I will conclude the talk
  by discussing the important implications of the new type of fake news (i.
 e.\, Fake News 2.0) and some future research directions.\n\nBio: Dongwon L
 ee is a professor and director of Ph.D. program in the information school 
 (IST) at Penn State University\, USA. He is also an ACM Distinguished Scie
 ntist (2019) and Fulbright Cyber Security Scholar (2022). Before starting 
 at Penn State\, he worked at AT&T Bell Labs\, NJ\,  and obtained his Ph.D.
  in Computer Science from UCLA. From 2015 to 2017\, he has also served as 
 a Program Director at National Science Foundation (NSF)\, co-managing cybe
 rsecurity research and education programs and contributing to the developm
 ent of national research priorities. In general\, he researches on the pro
 blems in the intersections of data science\, machine learning\, and cybers
 ecurity. Since 2017 he has led the SysFake project at Penn State\, investi
 gating computational and socio-technical solutions to better combat fake n
 ews. More details of his research can be found at: http://pike.psu.edu/. D
 uring the academic year of 2022-2023\, he is visiting University of Cambri
 dge as a Fulbright scholar and a fellow in Churchill college.
LOCATION:Webinar &amp\; LT1\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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