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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 Researchers Release Public Coronavirus Twitter Set for Academics
Dataset to track public sentiment and help researchers understand the social dimensions of the pandemic
5 Tips to Stay Cyber Secure When Working Remotely
Personal hygiene is important to reduce the spread of COVID-19, but don’t skimp on your cyber hygiene.
Researchers Develop Platform to Improve Weather Forecasting
Climate change is making it harder for weather scientists to make predictions. DyNamo helps forecast severe weather events in real-time.
USC at AAAI-20 Conference: Could AI Win a Nobel Prize?
USC Viterbi Professors Yolanda Gil, president of AAAI, and Fei Sha, AAAI-20 conference program co-chair, share their thoughts following this year’s event.
Carl Kesselman Honored with IEEE Medal for Career Achievements in Computing
Dean’s Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering and Information Sciences Institute Fellow has been awarded the Harry H. Goode Memorial Award.
Students Find New Opportunities, Focus through ISI Summer Internship Program
From studying ethnic biases in academia to cyberbullying on social media, ISI’s Internship Program helps students pursue their research goals
How To Reduce Bias in AI? Selective Amnesia.
AI affects your credit scores and loans, but it’s not immune to bias. USC researchers are helping it forget.
It’s Not Magic, It’s Science: Predicting the Future
USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute pairs human “forecasters” with AI to develop better predictive technology
In Memoriam: Bill Manning, Distinguished Computer Scientist at ISI and Internet Visionary
A prolific scientist, Manning’s contributions helped develop the internet as we know and use it today