Christopher Schwartz
Research Scientist
Christopher Schwartz
Research Scientist
Bio
Christopher Schwartz is a simulation ethicist, studying how AI-generated or manipulated “realities” can augment or deteriorate knowledge practices, institutional workflows, and human decision-making. A philosopher by academic training and a former journalist, he also works in wargaming, counter-surveillance, technology adoption, and various topics in philosophy. He holds a doctorate from KU Leuven's Institute of Philosophy, where he was also a guest researcher at the Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography (COSIC) research unit. He also holds degrees from La Salle University.
In the News
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January 27, 2025
NSF awards RIT more than $1 million to develop digital media forensics platform
A new RIT project aims to bring order to the chaotic world of digital media forensics. The project in development, led by Endowed Professor of Cybersecurity Matthew Wright, will help combat manipulated media, including deepfakes.
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November 21, 2024
Detecting digital deception: RIT experts are helping journalists and intelligence analysts detect digital deception
Today, AI is being used to make deepfakes and manipulate media. At RIT, a team of student and faculty researchers is leading the charge to help journalists and intelligence analysts figure out what is real and what is fake. Their work has more than $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and Knight Foundation.
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May 15, 2024
RIT researchers expect a rise in deepfake use in political campaigns
Spectrum News interviews Christopher Schwartz, research scientist in the Department of Cybersecurity, and Kelly Wu, computing and information sciences Ph.D. student, about generating and detecting artificial intelligence deepfakes.