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Teenager’s AI System for Detecting Deepfake Videos Wins Award

As deepfake videos become more widespread, counter programs that could make the internet a safer place are in development, too.

Greg Tarr, a 17-year-old student at Bandon Grammar School in County Cork, Ireland, has been declared the winner of the 2021 BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year (BTYSTE) award for his project “Towards Deepfake Detection”, per a press release.