Audio analysis by Catalin Grigoras and Cole Whitecotton of the National Center for Media Forensics at the University of Colorado Denver helps law enforcement investigate ballistic evidence from the deadly shooting at a Trump rally.
Rep. Diana DeGette on differences between the Clinton and Trump impeachment inquiries. Then, the head of a Pueblo synagogue reacts to a white supremacist's alleged threat. Plus, could "deep fake" videos sway the 2020 election? And, a Colorado doctor's role in a breakthrough therapy for CF. Also, a cell phone-free school. Finally, Denver's Chimney Choir.
Congress is set to hold a hearing amid concerns about “deepfakes,” or fake videos manipulated to look incredibly real, and how they can spread false information or influence elections. NBC’s Morgan Radford takes a closer look at the technology for TODAY.
The earliest roots of deepfakes were a source of social media fun. Anyone capable of taking a selfie could superimpose their face onto a super model’s body and share it for all of their followers to see. Users could also apply any one of the ubiquitous face filters that allow you to add some floppy dog ears or bunny whiskers to your Instagram photos. These types of distorted images were the first incarnations of the deepfake era, and until recently, it was harmless. Today, however, deepfakes are shaking the very foundation of our trust in what we see, hear and believe, to the point that we’re not sure what is real and what is fake.
Washington Journal - University of Colorado-Denver’s Jeff Smith discusses the creation and distribution of “deepfake” videos, especially as Congress plans to investigate their use.
More than four years ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation appealed to the public to help identify the narrator in one of the Islamic State’s best-known videos, showing captured Syrian soldiers digging their own graves and then being shot in the head. Speaking fluent English with a North American accent, the man would go on to narrate countless other videos and radio broadcasts by the Islamic State, serving as the terrorist group’s faceless evangelist to Americans and other English speakers seeking to learn about its toxic ideology. Now a 35-year-old Canadian citizen, who studied at a college in Toronto and once worked in information technology at a company contracted by IBM, says he is the anonymous narrator.
CNN - Advances in artificial intelligence could soon make creating convincing fake audio and video – known as “deepfakes” – relatively easy. Making a person appear to say or do something they did not has the potential to take the war of disinformation to a whole new level. Click here for more on deepfakes and what the US government is doing to combat them.
In addition to helping digital-designers-in-training get some resume-worthy experience, the class is also intended to benefit nonprofit organizations in the Denver community. The 2024 cohort assisted six Denver nonprofits by solving one or many design problems for them.
(Westword) As a recording arts student at CU Denver, Keegan De La Torre oversees every aspect of his music and is making an impact in the Denver music scene.
Over the year, the club interacted with screenwriters, producers, directors, costume designers, and actors currently working in Hollywood. They also produced three original films and screened dozens of films in CU Denver's community theater.
(Neighborhood Gazette) Jess Ellis is an artist and an alum of CU Denver’s College of Arts & Media. Ellis currently has a collection of art on display at RitualCravt in Denver. Ellis creates miniature, fantasy landscapes housed under glass, using found objects and natural materials like mosses, crystals, bones and bugs. “I want my work to inspire people to appreciate nature in all of its forms and not take it for granted,” Ellis said.
Traveling to Ireland with Artnauts, CU Denver visual arts professors Melissa Furness and Rian Kerrane are exhibiting in two location and creating site-specific installations on their journey.
Kalyn Rose Heffernan, CU Denver Alum, advocates through LGBTQ+ and disability rights through her band, Wheelchair Sports Camp, a Mayoral campaign, and other forms of art. Most recently, she's written the music for a production of "Alice in Wonderland" with Phamaly Theatre Company, and Wheelchair Sports Camp is participating in Tentacle Fest, put on by the alt-punk label of Jello Biafra.
The significance of an opportunity to curate an exhibition while an undergraduate student is not lost on Josephine Clark and Adira Castillo, who are students in the College of Arts & Media.
(Denverite) An explosion of bright yellow, cherry pink and lime green paper flowers help frame a painting of Arlette Lucero’s loved ones, from her late husband Stevon Lucero to beloved tattoo artist Alicia Cardenas.
Dean Bliss will play a key role in championing CAM’s vision in the coming years building on the outstanding talents and efforts of its faculty, staff, and students—to grow the college’s impact on the artistic and geographic communities we serve.
The National Center for Media Forensics (NCMF) has had a very active year that will continue into the summer with their involvement in two key media forensics conferences in Denver.
(Baltimore Banner)– Baltimore police sought the expertise of Catalin Grigoras, a forensic analyst and professor at the University of Colorado Denver, to assist in the investigation. Grigoras concluded that the “recording contained traces of AI-generated content with human editing after the fact, which added background noises for realism,” the charging documents stated.
Antonio Cicarelli’s (’03) graphic and motion design work can be seen everywhere from movie screens to online ads to home televisions through streaming services like Netflix. After graduating from CU Denver’s Digital Media Design program, Cicarelli turned a passion for art into a successful entrepreneurial career.