Jan 13, 2025

Does a Picture Prove Anything Anymore? Hany Farid Answers

From WBUR

Does a picture prove anything anymore?

By Claire Donnelly and Meghna Chakrabarti

Millions of people now own smartphones where, with just a tap, you can erase people from pictures — and even add AI generated content that never existed. What does this mean for our shared reality?

Guests

Isaac Reynolds, group product manager, Pixel Camera at Google.

Hany Farid, professor at the University of California, Berkeley’s schools of information and electrical engineering and computer sciences. Co-founder and chief science officer at GetReal Labs, which develops techniques to detect manipulated media.

Also Featured

Allison Johnson, staff writer at The Verge, where she covers smartphones and mobile technology.

Read the transcript or listen to the podcast episode here..

Hany Farid is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and the School of Information at UC Berkeley. He specializes in digital forensics.

Last updated: January 30, 2025