USC researcher launches GRAIL just one day after OpenAI’s competing platform, promising to turn rough notes into submission-ready papers in under an hour

Mayank Kejriwal’s research on fighting sex trafficking with artificial intelligence has earned a spot in Science, one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals.

Mayank Kejriwal of USC ISI makes the case for a new national policy focused on academic-industry partnerships to close the gap between rapid commercial deployment and the under-invested fields of AI safety and interpretability.

Luca Luceri of ISI was quoted on research related to coordinated campaigns on social media platforms.

As artificial intelligence advances at breakneck speed, even the scientists building it admit they’re navigating uncharted territory where the line between revolutionary breakthrough and existential risk remains alarmingly unclear.

At USC ISI, researchers are using machine learning to unlock data from thousands of maps and build one of the world’s largest knowledge bases of global mineral resources.

Presented at a DARPA tech demo, ISI’s KNIC system supports complex tasks by learning from those who’ve done them before.

Emilio Ferrara was interviewed about the uptick in coordinated bot attacks

In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.

From quantum breakthroughs to AI panels and a rooftop mixer, tech enthusiasts are invited to join free events in the heart of Silicon Beach during LA Tech Week, October 13-19, 2025