Siwei Lyu Takes on Hollywood Role in G20
UB professor Siwei Lyu, an expert in deepfake detection, served as a technical consultant for the upcoming film G20, starring Viola Davis. The movie involves deepfakes as part of its plot, and Lyu helped ensure their accurate portrayal by explaining AI models, training processes, and providing examples.
UB professor Siwei Lyu, an expert in deepfake detection, served as a technical consultant for the upcoming film G20, starring Viola Davis. The movie involves deepfakes as part of its plot, and Lyu helped ensure their accurate portrayal by explaining AI models, training processes, and providing examples. He worked with the production team and director Patricia Riggen via video calls. As a thank-you, he will receive a signed movie poster and a credit in the film. will be released on Amazon Prime Video on April 10, 2025.
“Their main purpose involving me was to ensure technical accuracy when they show the generation of deepfakes of the U.S. president,” says Lyu, whose UB Media Forensic Lab developed the or spotting fake images and videos.
