Photos and videos that look real—but were actually generated by artificial intelligence (AI)—seem to be showing up everywhere. On March 19, 2026, SciLine interviewed Dr. Matthew Stamm is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Drexel University, where his work includes developing techniques to detect falsified images and videos.
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ANCHOR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS THAT LOOK REAL… BUT WERE ACTUALLY GENERATED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE… ARE EVERYWHERE.
MANY OF US THINK WE CAN SPOT A-I… BUT THE TRUTH MAY BE MORE COMPLICATED.
VO AS IT TURNS OUT… THOSE CLASSIC SIGNS OF FAKE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS… LIKE EXTRA FINGERS… JUMBLED LETTERS… OR UNNATURAL LIGHTING… ARE BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST.
NOW… A-I TECHNOLOGY HAS GOTTEN SO GOOD… THAT EVEN EXPERTS CAN’T TELL BY LOOKING… WHETHER AN IMAGE IS FAKE OR REAL.
DOCTOR MATTHEW STAMM… A PROFESSOR OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY… STUDIES A-I… AND CAN NO LONGER SPOT IT BASED ON VISUAL CUES.
INSTEAD… HE RECOMMENDS OTHER WAYS… TO VERIFY THE TRUTH ONLINE.
SOT Duration: 0:31 Super: Dr. Matthew Stamm, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Drexel University So right now if you come across media that evokes a strong emotional reaction, the first thing you should do is pause and say this might be fake. It’s very easy to create a fake image, video, or audio signal, but it’s hard to create an entire information event. So if you encounter information that makes you upset, angry, or aligns with your existing beliefs very strongly. It’s smart to look to see if there’s another news source that’s reporting on the same event.
VO DOCTOR STAMM AND OTHER SCIENTISTS… ARE DEVELOPING SOFTWARE… TO IDENTIFY THE FINGERPRINTS OF A-I… AND HE IS HOPEFUL THAT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC… IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
Raw, full-length interview covers:
The proliferation of AI-generated content on social media platforms;
Hints that something you see online may be AI-generated;
His work developing software to detect AI-generated content; and
Tips for being an AI-savvy consumer of news, information, and social media content.
