Artificial Intelligence News Feed
AI System Built at USC Helps Investigators Track Down and Convict Sex Traffickers
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.
Why Talk About AI Governance if AI Isn’t Governable?
Source: Science & DiplomacyMayank 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.
X reveals where some users are based. It might backfire
Source: NBCLuca Luceri of ISI was quoted on research related to coordinated campaigns on social media platforms.
AI’s Promise and Peril: USC Experts Navigate the Breakneck Pace of Artificial Intelligence
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.
AI Is Powering the Search for America’s Critical Minerals
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.
Building a Digital Apprentice
Presented at a DARPA tech demo, ISI’s KNIC system supports complex tasks by learning from those who’ve done them before.
Bot networks are dragging brands into culture wars
Source: WSJEmilio Ferrara was interviewed about the uptick in coordinated bot attacks
Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Yigal Arens
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.
USC ISI Ignites Innovation at LA Tech Week 2025
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
Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Yolanda Gil
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.