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California DREAMS Director and USC ISI Associate Director Steve Crago addresses the crowd at the Inaugural Site Visit.
March 14, 2024

California Has Microelectronics DREAMS

USC leads Defense Ready Electronics and Microdevices Superhub

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March 13, 2024

To “Howdy,” or Not to “Howdy,” That Is the Question

USC researchers explore the impact of prompt design on large language model performance.

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March 13, 2024

“We need more social sciences experts in AI to focus on its human side”

EPISODE 18 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Shushan Arakelyan

What Are The Opportunities Presented by Quantum Computing?
March 12, 2024

What Are The Opportunities Presented by Quantum Computing?

USC ISI research teams to devise tests for quantum computers to inform DOD investment

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March 6, 2024

“My fear is that we put AI at the core without any human knowledge”

EPISODE 17 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Basel Shbita

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March 6, 2024

How Online Echo Chambers Make Eating Disorders Worse

USC scientists uncover social media’s “vicious cycle” that traps vulnerable populations within pro-anorexia communities.

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February 28, 2024

“AIs can’t be sentient, they are bunch of numbers that obey algorithms”

EPISODE 16 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Julie Jiang

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February 22, 2024

USC Viterbi Announces Participation in Department of Commerce Consortium Dedicated to AI Safety

USC will be one of approximately 30 universities helping to advance the development and deployment of safe, trustworthy AI under a new U.S. Government Safety Institute

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February 21, 2024

“I worry that people are not contextualizing their interactions with AI enough”

EPISODE 15 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know his researchers. This week: Jay Pujara

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February 20, 2024

Does AI understand common sense?

ISI researchers dive deep into evaluating how well language models can reason about our everyday world.

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