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Current Research

Researchers find bias in up to 38.6% of ‘facts’ used by AI
A team of researchers from the USC Information Sciences Institute studied two AI databases to see if their data was fair. They found that it wasn’t.

Busting Anti-Queer Bias in Text Prediction
New research at USC shows how to train a popular language model to remove homophobic, anti-queer bias

Finding Bugs Faster Than Hackers
USC Information Sciences Institute researchers have developed a novel approach to quickly identify security vulnerabilities.

USC ISI Research Shows a Promising Future for Animal-like Computer Vision
USC’s Information Sciences Institute researchers present a pathway for adapted biological retinae in machines so their vision can mimic animal eyes.

Lost in Translation at the Border
A USC computer science student is developing natural language processing tools to tackle the translator shortage for Indigenous asylum seekers.

Rescuing Local Journalism, One AI Tool At A Time
A USC Information Sciences Institute Ph.D. student uses artificial intelligence to develop models that streamline the process of building news stories from start to finish