How AI will affect the future of medicine
“It’s not that AI will replace the physician,” says Dean Carolyn Meltzer of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “It’s that the physician who uses AI will replace the physician who does not use AI.”
AI meets policing: USC leads LAPD body cam study
New research using artificial intelligence aims to improve officer interactions with the public.
Can AI teach other AI? USC researchers say yes
People learn a lot by sharing and exchanging information. USC Viterbi experts say that computers can do the same with other computers.
Computer science student makes strides in Queer in AI movement
As a member of the award-winning international group, Trojan Nathan Dennler is empowering LGBTQ+ voices in AI research.
New processor could vastly improve AI computing efficiency
Study conducted by team including USC and MIT researchers shows a 100x improvement over previous technology.
Controversy brings opportunity: USC experts navigate tough questions about AI
New center and initiative position the university as a leading institution on artificial intelligence policy discussions, best practices and ethical decision-making.
What are Hollywood actors and writers afraid of? AI
A USC cinema scholar explains how AI is upending the movie and TV business.
Why doctors who are using ChatGPT are unknowingly violating HIPAA
USC Price’s Genevieve Kanter explains the privacy risks that clinicians are taking when they use AI chatbots.
How AI could help with professional development for K-12 teachers
With a $2 million National Science Foundation grant, USC Rossier’s Yasemin Copur-Gencturk seeks to improve math instruction with AI-driven teacher professional development.
The internet has a dark side, but can we teach machines how to identify it?
Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute are developing technology that can detect logical fallacies in AI and classify hate speech in internet memes.
Why do some chatbots talk funny? Teaching them to ‘think’ rationally might help them do better
Trojans Mayank Kejriwal and Zhisheng Tang decided to test how well language representation models make rational decisions.
USC Roski Eye Institute faculty members use AI with aim of revolutionizing patient care
Physicians Melinda Chang and Benjamin Xu are exploring the use of AI to automate clinical tasks.
Quantum computers are better at guessing, study demonstrates
USC researchers leverage techniques to manage error accumulation, demonstrating the potential of quantum computing.
Advancing computer vision one pixel at a time
What happens when a rabbit jumps in front of a self-driving car? Perhaps nothing bad, thanks to research from USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute and the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
AI sheds new light on the ‘code of life’
USC Dornsife researchers employ artificial intelligence to unveil the intricate world of DNA structure and chemistry, enabling unprecedented insights into gene regulation and disease.
How vaccine hesitant are you? A third of Americans aren’t fully protected against COVID
Researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute used machine learning and deep statistical analysis to look for answers about vaccine hesitancy.
AI helps place drones in remote areas for faster emergency response
USC researchers harness the ability of AI-powered decision-making as part of a broader effort to use scarce data more effectively.
Can AI teach your child perseverance?
A team of researchers including USC’s Emmanuel Johnson has been awarded a $20 million grant to fund a new artificial intelligence institute focused on AI in education.
USC Dornsife, USC Gould launch joint degree in innovation economics, law and regulation
The program will equip graduates with the skills required to address the complexities of big data, AI innovation and machine learning through the lens of antitrust, privacy, data security and IP laws.
USC announces $1 billion-plus initiative for computing including AI, ethics and quantum computing
President Carol L. Folt launches the most comprehensive academic initiative in USC’s history, including a new School of Advanced Computing, educational opportunities in ethical computing for students across the university, and an expansion of USC’s footprint in Silicon Beach.
Exploring the future of intellectual property in an AI world
Leading voices address changes in the IP industry at USC Gould conference.
In a world where AI’s impact is growing, exactly what is consciousness?
As artificial intelligence seems to be veering close to self-awareness and we reclassify some animals as “sentient,” USC scholars discuss what it means to be conscious.
AI panel quells worries about bots taking over creative industry jobs
Is AI creative? A USC forum works to dispel myths about what artificial intelligence is currently able to do.
USC scientists see a key role for AI and 3D modeling in drug discovery
USC’s Vsevolod “Seva” Katritch discusses how structure-based virtual screening and AI could disrupt the time-consuming, expensive process of drug discovery.