February 27, 2025
Images—both still and video—are one of the key vectors for manipulating public opinion as well as influencing leaders. Images are systematically involved in interference operations, whether in the political affairs of a country or in strategic and military matters. Assessment of a crisis, such as the war in Ukraine or the Middle East conflict, necessarily involves the analysis and authentication of images. Consequently, the ability to assess the authenticity of digital image flows has been a crucial issue for many years—for the military, the press, the judicial system, and many other stakeholders. The recent arrival of image generation techniques, both still and animated, through deep neural networks, has amplified the stakes due to the colossal mass of images to be analyzed.
The seminar presents the only software solution entirely dedicated to in-depth image file analysis. This is eXo maKina’s “TUNGSTÈNE,” used by experts at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies since 2016, as well as by Agence France-Presse and the French Ministry of Defense, among others. It will also be an opportunity to present the latest developments in this technology: « GALATHÉE» (Galathea) for detecting and debunking images generated by deep neural networks, and “CARBURE,” whose role is to help the human operator understand the results from Tungstène and make a final decision. CARBURE is built around deep neural networks that have been trained to interpret the results of TUNGSTÈNE in order to guide and assist the human operators in their analysis.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction by the moderator, Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, Professor, Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies Program, Middlebury Institute of International Studies
01:49 Presentation by the speakers, Dr. Roger Cozien, Founder, eXo maKina and Dr. Grégoire Mercier, Chief Technology Officer, eXo maKina
59:59 Q&A
