Are machines smarter than a 6-year-old?
Mohammad Rostami of USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute studies how to teach machines to learn without any supervision.
USC dives into AI research, education with new Center for Generative AI and Society
Amid the buzz about generative AI tools like ChatGPT, USC forms research center with $10 million in seed money and influential experts from the fields of computer science, film, media, education and more.
Scientists aim to catalyze USC drug discovery using workshops and new technology
Scientists at USC Dornsife and the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience are hoping to spark drug research across the university by hosting a series of workshops starting Friday.
Training algorithms to make fair decisions using private data
Decisions based on biased data can be biased; this is true whether it’s a human making those decisions or an artificial intelligence system. USC Viterbi experts weigh in.
ChatGPT is great — you’re just using it incorrectly
ChatGPT doesn’t try to write sentences that are true — but it does try to write sentences that are plausible, USC computer scientist Jonathan May says.
How old is your brain, really? Artificial intelligence knows
AI-powered analysis developed at USC accurately reflects risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease based on brain age.
USC receives $10.5 million to develop cutting edge machine learning approaches in cancer research
The Research Program Project Grant will enable researchers to develop statistical methods aimed at uncovering new risk factors associated with cancer by drawing upon datasets of several cancer studies.
Meet a recent USC grad using AI for health
As an engineering student, Ali Marjaninejad programmed robots to become smarter and faster.
What will 2072 look like? Recorded dreams and AI friends
When USC’s Information Sciences Institute launched in 1972, the video game, pocket calculator and floppy disk were new and the internet as we know it did not exist. What will the next 50 years bring?
Former astronaut Danny Olivas joins USC’s AI efforts
Olivas, a member of the NASA Advisory Council, will serve as co-director of AI Initiatives in Space within USC’s Information Sciences Institute.
USC business, engineering schools launch joint undergrad degree: AI for Business
The innovative degree program will launch in fall 2023.
How to eliminate anti-LGBTQ bias in text prediction
New research at USC shows how to train a popular language model to remove homophobic, anti-queer bias.
Artificial intelligence amplifies core research strengths at Keck School of Medicine of USC
Researchers see AI’s potential in areas including cancer, neurodegenerative disease and population health.
Machine learning, nature benefits: How AI helps 2 USC environmental scientists unlock the natural world’s mysteries
How do you measure a cloud? How do you count a swarm of bees? Machine learning provides insights into complex natural phenomena.
AI could save lives by identifying relapse risk in potential liver transplant patients
Predicting the variables that could lead to damaging alcohol use in post-surgical cases may spur lifesaving interventions, a USC study finds.
When imprecision makes for better decisions
USC Viterbi’s Wei Wu believes better understanding how the cerebellum makes decisions can lead to greatly improved micro-drone technology.
USC’s cutting-edge biometrics research receives technology-transfer government contract
Cyberattacks are increasingly sophisticated as institutions of all kinds turn to biometrics to confirm user identity. USC Information Sciences Institute researchers are on the front lines, developing systems to guard against security breaches and hacking attempts.
Could a computer ever learn the same way people and animals do?
USC Viterbi researchers and colleagues outline how robots and other machines of the future can achieve lifelong learning.
USC researchers teach robots to think, identify objects and more
At an industry-leading AI conference, USC experts lead the discussion on topics such as language learning, 3D-object recognition, thinking robots and data management.
Reimagining AI: How values-driven artificial intelligence can reshape the way we communicate
USC Annenberg faculty, students and alumni are exploring the immense potential — and the often less-obvious pitfalls — presented by such technologies as algorithms, bots and machine learning.
With artificial intelligence, common sense is uncommon
Reasoning and creativity challenge the USC artificial intelligence researchers who are working to improve human-centric AI.
Five Ways Artificial Intelligence Promises to Change Our Lives
USC scientists use smart machines to treat and cure disease, build safer cars and much more.
How ‘deepfaking the mind’ could help people with disabilities
USC Viterbi researchers are using the same technology that creates deepfake videos and photorealistic human faces to improve brain-computer interfaces.
How AI could help screen for autism in children
A computer adaptive test, powered by machine learning, helps clinical practitioners decide what questions to ask next in real-time based on caregivers’ previous responses.