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The Evolution of Virtual Reality Part I – The History of VR
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United StatesJenny Cartie, Kopernik Technology ManagerHybrid ProgramPublic ProgramsThe human experience derives from the senses—they shape our reality. The most powerful trait of our species is that we can communicate our realities to one another. BOOM—a clap of the hands—we have an analogue describing thunder! Draw out a series of lines on a cave wall and we have visual storytelling. By harnessing technology Read More ...
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Deepfakes, AI, and the Future of Trust: How Can We Tell What’s Real?
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United StatesYu Chen, Ph.D, Professor Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringHybrid ProgramPublic ProgramsArtificial intelligence (AI) can now create realistic images, videos, and voices that look and sound real, but that doesn’t mean everything online is fake. In this talk, we’ll explore how deepfakes work, why some fake content is easy to spot while other examples are much harder, and what today’s detection tools can and cannot do. Read More ...
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How Drones in the Air are Making the World Safer and Healthier
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center 698 Underwood Rd., Vestal, NY, United StatesAlex Nikulin PhD Associate Professor of Geophysics Department of Earth Sciences Binghamton UniversityHybrid ProgramPublic ProgramsDrones are becoming an indispensable tool for a wide range of applications. In his talk, Dr. Nikulin will show how innovation in remote sensing and artificial intelligence creates adaptable tools that support humanitarian efforts to detect and characterize buried explosive hazards more safely and efficiently, as well as support environmental remediation by locating orphaned and Read More ...
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