VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 37

February 19, 2023

This week alumna Marian Croak, ASBME Make-a-thon, alumni startup Algorithmic Biologics, Cecil Franklin and robots on Mars

The Conversation: ChatGPT is great – you’re just using it wrong

February 5, 2023

Jonathan May contributed a piece on possible uses of ChatGPT

CBS: USC and UCLA Clash at The Coliseum

February 5, 2023

CBS Sports interviewed the students at USC Racing before their race against UCLA

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 36

February 5, 2023

USCR RPL’s next launch, USC in Silicon Beach, Alumnus Roderic Vanderscoff, and future #AI policy

Society of Women Engineers: A pioneer in engineering diplomacy coursework

February 1, 2023

Najm Meshkati and USC Viterbi’s Engineering Diplomacy minor ,which incorporate environmental engineering, and industrial systems engineering, including climate risks, were highlighted.

USC Games: USC Games Celebrates Black History Month with Historic Announcement

February 1, 2023

Students from USC Games to be Named as the First “Lawson Scholars”

USC News: 4 USC researchers named AAAS fellows

February 1, 2023

Carolyn C. Meltzer, Massoud Pedram, Remo Rohs and Richard M. Watanabe join more than 40 USC faculty as fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dot.LA: AI Bill of Rights

January 29, 2023

Kristina Lerman and Fred Morestatter comment on the impact. of future AI policies

Philadelphia Inquirer: AI tools can create new images, but who is the real artist

January 29, 2023

Wael Abd-Almageed commenting on A.I. generated art and other content.

Popular Science: An oil spill on this fuel-rich coast could be a supply chain catastrophe

January 29, 2023

Research by Essam Heggy and colleagues was highlighted.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 35

January 29, 2023

In this episode:passwords, an oil spill warning, a pitch competition, and Gerry Loeb’s startup Syntouch gives robots a sense of touch.

MIT Tech Review : We Could Run Out of Data To Train AI Language Programs

January 26, 2023

Swabha Swayamdipta, an assistant professor of computer science, discusses ways to overcome data constraints for large language models.

Quanta : The Computer Scientist Who Finds Life Lessons in Games

January 25, 2023

Quanta interviews Shang-Hua Teng, a USC computer science professor who has twice won the Gödel Prize, a top honor in theoretical computer science, but often explores playful applications, like board games.

VNN: Viterbi News Network Episode 34

January 22, 2023

This Week: USC Racing students compete at the Coliseum as part of NASCAR’s Clash at Coliseum, a master’s student develops a device to remove plastic from oceans, Aviation Safety discusses near-crash at JFK, and joint research with School of Gerontology measures how old your brain is.