What If Seeing Is No Longer Believing?

The Cal Alumni Association in partnership with BAMPFA and California magazine is pleased to present the third episode of the speakers’ series California Live!, which presents some of Berkeley’s most distinguished faculty and alumni discussing today’s most pressing issues and exciting developments. This event includes free access to the galleries at BAMPFA and a wine reception.

Democracy and Disinformation in the Age of Deepfakes
As the 2024 election season approaches, a rising tide of conspiracy theories, deepfakes, and misinformation pose a serious threat to the democratic process. Join California magazine’s Pat Joseph in conversation with Berkeley Professor Hany Farid, whose lab has pioneered the field of digital forensics to authenticate media in the age of increasingly credible fake news.

COME EARLY

Enjoy free access to the galleries at BAMPFA. Check-in begins at 5:45 p.m.

WINE RECEPTION

A wine reception with Professor Hany Farid will immediately follow the program.

HANY FARID

Farid is a professor at UC Berkeley with a joint appointment in electrical engineering and computer sciences and the School of Information. He is also a member of the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Lab, Berkeley Institute for Data Science, Center for Innovation in Vision and Optics, Development Engineering, Vision Science Program, and is a senior faculty advisor for the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity. His research focuses on digital forensics, forensic science, misinformation, image analysis, and human perception. He is the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

ACCESSIBILITY
If you require an accommodation for effective communication or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Katrina Rodriguez at [email protected] or 510.900.8225 with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.

Thank you to Pepsi for their generous support of this edition of California Live!

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, 2155 Center Street, Berkeley, United States