Putting the Rational Thinking Skills of Language Models to the Test
Can language models be trusted to reason like humans do? Are they good at making decisions? These researchers set off to find out.
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Are You More Vaccine Hesitant Than A 57-Year-Old?
Researchers at USC Information Sciences Institute used machine learning and deep statistical analysis to look for answers about vaccine hesitancy.
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USC Games Expo 2023 Takes Flight: From “Birds Aren’t Real” to Immersive Adventures
Sixty student games featured in the annual carnival-like event, held in person for the first time since 2019
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Wide Awake and Dreaming: USC Viterbi’s 2023 Master’s Commencement Ceremonies
The class of 2023 is “the best educated, the most representative in our history.”
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“Attention is All You Need”: New Ph.D.s Urged to Attend to “Challenges of Earth’s Eight Billion People.”
The 2023 Ph.D. Hooding and Awards Ceremony honors 133 new graduates and Jiaoyang Li, winner of this year’s best Ph.D. thesis.
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Powered by Algorithms – and Jazz
Graduating Ph.D. student Lillian Clark’s dissertation explores how to improve robot communication in remote environments. Her study of jazz helped her think on her feet.
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“Sunny” Memories and Impactful Projects: USC ISI’s Class of 2023 Graduates
The anecdotes, memories, and future goals of graduating student researchers at ISI.
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“Pickle” Wins the 2023 Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition
At the 13th annual MEPC, the team’s vision for automating the brand deal pipeline for influencer marketing wins the $50,000 grand prize
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Chris Birmingham, The Robot Whisperer
Inspired by his own health crisis, graduating computer science PhD student develops empathetic robots for therapy
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Can AI Teach Your Child Perseverance?
Postdoc Scholar Emmanuel Johnson is part of a team receiving a $20M National Science Foundation grant to research AI-augmented learning.
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USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science Announces Naming Gift
Through the generosity of the Lord Foundation, the naming gift is part of USC’s $1-billion-plus Frontiers in Computing initiative
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AI for Good: ShowCAIS Event Highlights the Power of AI to Make a Difference
USC CAIS researchers from seven USC schools come together to solve the world’s most pressing problems using AI.
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Students Compete to Innovate for a Better Future in LA
The Das Family Innovate x LA Student Competition challenges students to develop high-impact urban solutions and compete for a $15,000 prize.
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Her Body May Feel Weak, But This Trojan CEO is Fighting On for Brain Health
No June gloom: Alumna Samantha Scott’s start-up, JuneBrain, seeks to deliver the tele-health services she once desired for herself.
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Using AI to Diagnose COPD In One Minute with 98.5% Accuracy
Paul Bogdan has developed a new and improved method to detect chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for early diagnosis and better treatment
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Let’s Make a Deal: How Emotion-Aware AI Agents Help Negotiations
USC Viterbi Ph.D. student Kushal Chawla teaches AI how to negotiate with emotional awareness
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Autonomously Debugging Video Games
Computer science researchers create software that “learns” how to play a video game and fields it for glitches.
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More Debris, More Problems: Building Technology to Clean Up Space
Researchers at USC Viterbi’s Information Sciences Institute are building machines to help rid junk from the atmosphere.
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Robots Predict Human Intention for Faster Builds
In a new paper, USC computer science researchers “teach” robots how to predict human preferences in assembly tasks.
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Fetal Heart Disease Visible for First Time on Real-Time MRI Scan for Expectant Mothers
Breakthrough imaging procedure can be used to better characterize congenital heart disease and to plan immediate care for newborns
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Like Father, Like Son? What It Feels Like to Attend College with Your Dad
A father-son duo bond over their shared experience studying construction at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
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Smart(er) Cameras, A New Vision for the Future
USC Viterbi researchers partner with Samsung to develop energy saving, “self healing cameras.”
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First 3D Printed Rocket, Created by Trojan Engineers, Soars Into the Upper Atmosphere
The co-founders of Relativity Space eye their next big steps: investing in space start-ups and reaching Earth orbit.
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Anna Lee Fisher Was the First Mom in Space; She Now Embarks On a New Mission: USC Viterbi
NASA Astronaut Anna Lee Fisher joins USC Viterbi’s Aviation Safety and Security Program
