New AI tool can predict in seconds what a movie will be rated
USC Viterbi researchers are using artificial intelligence to identify violent and sexual content in scripts before a single scene is shot.
USC leads new artificial intelligence study of Alzheimer’s disease
A $17.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund an AI-powered study of genetic, imaging and cognitive data collected from Alzheimer’s patients.
USC researchers lay groundwork for designing biological-inspired artificial intelligence
The findings employ new methods and tools for decoding how cognition, creativity and even disease evolve in the brain.
Want to teach an AI to deal with conditions it hasn’t seen before? Start with Monopoly
In a project to make artificial intelligence more adaptable, USC’s Information Sciences Institute starts with a traditional board game — then throws out the rules.
AI to help better diagnose and treat renal cancer and COVID-19
USC researchers are using AI to fuel more confident diagnosis of renal tumors, as well as more customized treatment for cancer patients and patients infected with COVID-19.
Student group showcases AI projects for social good
As the student branch of the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society, CAIS++ members reinforce AI’s role in helping to solve societal problems.
USC and Children’s Hospital researchers make breakthrough in understanding rare genetic disorder
Artificial intelligence helped uncover new details about congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a genetic condition that affects hormone levels in the body.
What does the future of artificial intelligence mean for humans?
From lessening the need for human labor to optimizing our day-to-day lives, USC Dornsife professors examine how AI will change the world.
That chatbot may be chatty, but is it engaging?
Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute evaluate the chatbots that, increasingly, answer the world’s questions.
USC grad mixes AI and documentary filmmaking to preserve the past
Imagine a museum where Japanese Americans from World War II live on as virtual avatars. Recent USC graduate Cole Kawana is working on it.
Research works to guarantee safety and performance with AI components
Two USC Viterbi electrical and computer engineers win grant to bring systems and AI closer together.
How do you motivate workers who are managed by an algorithm?
USC researchers investigate crowdwork — assigning mundane tasks via a website — and determine how to help these workers feel invested in their duties.
Music Moves Us in Unexpected Ways. But Why?
USC artificial intelligence experts took a closer look at how our brains, bodies and emotions react to music.
From Cambodian Tigers to Cancer Patients, These Numbers Save Lives
These everyday heroes use math and networks to make a difference in the world.
How do we remove biases in AI systems? Start by teaching them selective amnesia
Machine learning models and their algorithms can only work with what we give them. Researchers at USC’s Information Sciences Institute are studying the data that fuels their biases and helping them to forget.
As our understanding of intelligence evolves, is it time to redefine ‘humanity’?
A USC Dornsife anthropologist says that the increasing acumen of artificial intelligence — along with new knowledge of plant and animal behavior — are challenging how we perceive the concept of being human.
Earth scientists and AI researchers join forces to better predict our climate future
Paleoclimatology data — which contains the details of our climate history — can be messy. That’s why USC’s scientists and AI experts have teamed up on a new platform to standardize it for research, analysis and prognostication.
The Minds Behind Tomorrow’s Smart Buildings
Workspaces will listen to people, talk with them and keep them safe. What’s next? USC experts are working on it.
As AI moves into content creation, researchers aim to battle its biases
AI systems like natural language generation are only as good as the data that trains them, and USC Viterbi experts want to uncover why and how that data can be biased against women and minorities.
How does music affect our brains? USC researchers use AI to investigate
A team of computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how listening to music impacts how we act, feel and think.
Student club believes artificial intelligence can solve societal problems
At the student branch of USC’s Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society, undergraduates are using AI to tackle projects with environmental and social impact.
What do the next 20 years hold for artificial intelligence?
Yolanda Gil, USC Viterbi professor and president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, discusses what it will take to move AI forward without moving safety backward.
The next big effort in AI: keeping L.A.’s water flowing post-earthquake
Experts at the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society are teaming with city officials to find technological solutions for aging, vulnerable pipelines.
The next step in the evolution of communication? Digital avatars
Two apps from a USC Viterbi professor and his team allow users to create digital versions of themselves, an idea that could make waves in health care and entertainment.