Hany Farid

Yeah, I like their intention.

That's a good word.

I like their spirit, and I wish them well because, you know, what I tell them is, we screwed up this world for you in one way.

You'll screw it up for another one, but you need to fix our problems before you do that.

But, you know, I love being on a university campus because young people are inspiring.

They really are, despite the TikTok thing.

Thank you.

I'm still trying to think what I brought into my life in 2025.

I know.

Some of these are stumpers.

I think I drink a lot more.

And then... A lot of bourbon.

A lot of bourbon.

You are a senior military officer, and you've just received a chilling message on social media.

Four of your soldiers have been taken, and if demands are not met in the next 10 minutes, they will be executed.

All you have to go on is this grainy photo, and you don't have the time to figure out if four of your soldiers are in fact missing.

What's your first move?

If I may be so bold, your first move is to contact somebody like me and my team.

I am by training an applied mathematician and computer scientist, and I know that seems like a very strange first call at a moment like this.

But I've spent the last 30 years developing technologies to analyze and authenticate digital images and digital videos.