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Algorithms can support forensic experts. For example in speaker recognition, facial comparisons, and in tracing criminal money flows. In the AI4forensics lab that opened last week, four PhD students and a postdoc conduct research into artificial inte

In an age when we are dependent on biometric authentication processes such as fingerprint and iris recognition to perform day-to-day tasks, theft of biometric data can put anyone at great risk. From generating realistic-looking masks that hijack faci

In an age when we are dependent on biometric authentication processes such as fingerprint and iris recognition to perform day-to-day tasks, theft of biometric data can put anyone at great risk. From generating realistic-looking masks that hijack faci

Back in 2019, there were concerns that deepfakes would influence the 2020 US presidential election.

Five years ago, nobody had even heard of deepfakes, the persuasive-looking but false video and audio files made with the help of artificial intelligence. Now, theyre being used to impact the course of a war.

Pasting the face of an obnoxious ex or the faces of Dutch celebrities onto bodies in porn movies, blackmailing some person by showing the exploited pictures of a kidnapped child, or utilizing a hidden message in a photo to inform someone about the presence of cocaine in a specific container.

Date Time Share UvA and NFI to conduct joint research to help detect deepfakes and hidden messages left by criminals University of Amsterdam Pasting the faces of Dutch celebrities or the face of a disagreeable ex onto bodies in porn films. Blackmailing someone by displaying manipulated images of a kidnapped child. Or using a concealed message in a photo to tell someone which container cocaine is hidden in. The technology used to create deepfakes and hidden messages is constantly evolving. And ...