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Jeremy Littau sits in front of words "Lies Fake News Lies" projected on the wall.

AI, Free Speech, and the Future of Democracy

Throughout history, political candidates have utilized falsehoods to sway voters, leveraging mistruths to discredit opponents or bolster their image. This age-old tactic has long been protected under the First Amendment's right to free speech. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed these strategies, enabling the creation of hyper-realistic fake images, videos, and audio, further complicating the landscape of political misinformation.Fake images, though fabricated, are protected under the same legal principles as traditional political lies, according to research by journalism professors Jeremy Littau and Daxton R. Stewart. Their study, The Right to Lie with AI?, delves into the First Amendment's implications on AI-driven false political speech.
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Thomas Friedman

Thomas Friedman to Deliver 2025 Kenner Lecture

Thomas Friedman, the internationally renowned and award-winning author, reporter, and columnist will deliver the annual Kenner Lecture on Cultural Understanding, Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 8:00 p.m. in Zoellner Arts Center’s Baker Hall.
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Mary Foltz speaks at a podium at Keith Haring marker unveiling event in October, 2024

Local Art and Activism

Mary Foltz and local community members establish a historical marker in Kutztown honoring LGBTQ+ artist and activist Keith Haring
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sPHENIX detector

Quark Gluon Soup

Physicist Rosi Reed investigates elements that hold the universe together.
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Anna Chupa stands in her studio and smiles at the camera for a portrait. Before her in a table with a quilt in progress.

Binding Photography and Textiles

Anna Chupa, Professor of design and associate chair of ADD, combines photography montages with textiles to create unique quilts.