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USC at the Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2024
USC researchers present their latest research at NeurIPS 2024, one of the world’s top natural language processing and artificial intelligence conferences.
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“Researchers have to ask themselves how AI can be used for nefarious purposes”
EP. 1 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Jacob Lichtefeld
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USC ISI at the 2024 EMNLP Conference
Notable research that drives forward AI capabilities in language, ethics, social science and more
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$1M Investment and a New Director Fuel AI for Health Innovation at ISI’s AI4Health Center
A $1M investment and a new director will propel ISI’s AI4Health center’s mission to advance AI research to tackle some of the most difficult health challenges of our time.
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Researchers uncover an information operation threatening the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
A new study from USC ISI’s Election Integrity Initiative finds evidence of a multi-platform network spreading biased political content
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Flagged for Being Queer
USC ISI researchers uncover bias in content moderation, specifically, how LLMs misinterpret gender-nonconforming speech.
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The Surprising Ineffectiveness of Countering Hate Speech on Reddit
A USC ISI study reveals that counterspeech fails to change user behavior in hate-based subreddits – except when it is hostile
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USC ISI Shines at LA Tech Week 2024
From AI Titans to cutting-edge labs, ISI researchers showcased future technology to the LA tech community.
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Does ChatGPT Belong in Mensa?
ISI researchers investigate whether advanced AI can solve visual puzzles and perform abstract reasoning.
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From Blood Tests to Brain Scans: How AI is Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s Research
How advanced technology offers new hope in the fight against a devastating disease.