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‘Deepfakes’ project earns Engineers Ireland award for Castleknock school at Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026

Engineers Ireland was delighted to present the Engineers Ireland STEPS Award to Oisin O’Gorman, Ashkan Samali and Feargal Browne, third year students in Castleknock College, for their project ‘How can AI combat disinformation and deepfakes online’ at the recent Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2026. The award recognises the most outstanding project with innovative […]

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