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A new study from RIT and Carnegie Mellon University experts is challenging a widely held belief about the media—that local news outlets have become more critical of the police in recent years.

Kevin Surace '85 (electrical engineering technology) was interviewed on the The Jeff Bullas Show podcast, discussing the future of AI, digital twins, and the jobs most at risk (and most safe) in an AI-powered world.

CNET interviews Matthew Wright, Endowed Professor and department chair in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the fight against deepfake misinformation. Ph.D. students John Sohrawardi and Kelly Wu also break down tips on how to spot deepfakes.

Mastercard speaks to computing and information technologies student Jared Husson about cybersecurity job training for deaf students.

Teller, who is widely recognized for his leadership in technological innovation, oversees X, Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory designed to help tackle the world’s most difficult problems with bold solutions. Academic Convocation is on May 9.

Tech and Science Post features results from a study co-led by RIT.

Tech Crunch speaks to Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, about the risks associated with using AI to create hypotheses and research plans.

Insider Monkey features Ashique KhudaBukhsh, assistant professor in the Department of Software Engineering, in a discussion about selecting AI stocks.

Natalie Crowell and Olivia Croteau, both third-year humanities, computing, and design majors, are developing an AI tool that analyzes publicly available social media data, specifically from chat groups where refugees discuss needs related to housing, food, and other resources.

WHAM-TV highlights the national cybersecurity competition organized by RIT students.

Rochester Business Journal reports on RIT joining other public and private research institutions in New York in the Empire AI Consortium. 

Rochester Beacon talks to Ryne Raffaelle, vice president for Research, and Chris Collison, Jane King Harris Endowed Professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, about how joining will increase the computing power of Empire AI.