Analyzing How Americans Debate Abortion
ISI researchers show how liberals and conservatives use diverging frames to discuss abortion—with increasing hostility.
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Information Sciences Institute News Back to News Archive
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Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Second Spectrum
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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“Genuine curiosity pays off in a deeply technical environment”
EP. 16 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Terry Benzel
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ISI at ICWSM 2025
Eleven papers explore labor inequality, language bias, political division, and TikTok’s role in crisis communication.
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Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Ellis Horowitz
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Craig Knoblock
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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“Having an AI strategy is becoming more complex because it’s unpredictable”
EP. 15 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Craig Knoblock
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Self-learning neural network cracks iconic black holes
An international team of astronomers, using a neural network trained on millions of synthetic black hole simulations and data from the Event Horizon Telescope, has uncovered new insights—including that the Milky Way’s central black hole is spinning near its maximum speed—thanks to advanced computational support from the University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute.
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Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Kristina Lerman
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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Where Doctors Go: Using Data to Map Where Physicians Start Their Careers
New ISI study finds top medical school graduates are less likely to practice in underserved areas.
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“My hope for AI is that it will make us better people”
EP. 14 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Yolanda Gil
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Smart Enough to Know Better? How AI Handles Legal Questions
ISI researchers tested large language models on sensitive legal scenarios and found surprising vulnerabilities.
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“You Are Agents of Change”: The USC Viterbi Master’s Class of 2025
At the USC Viterbi master’s commencement ceremonies, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos praised graduates on the “singular achievement” of earning their master’s degree.
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Celebrating the ISI Class of 2025
From first projects to final defenses, ISI grads look back on a transformative journey.
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“AI is making outputs more accessible, forgetting the value of the process”
EP. 13 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Maxyn Leitner
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Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Robert Kahn
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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“You can only design a system to the limit of what you can plan for”
EP. 12 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Joe Barnes
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ISI at the NAACL ’25 Conference
From planning creatively to aligning AI with human values, USC ISI researchers push the boundaries of natural language processing.
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ISI @ the 2025 ACM Web Conference
USC ISI showcases new research to safeguard online discourse, mitigate polarization, evaluate LLMs, and more
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USC at ICLR 2025
USC researchers present cutting-edge advances in AI and machine learning at ICLR 2025, highlighting breakthroughs in 3D vision, decision-making, and deep learning
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Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Paul Mockapetris
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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Mapping Our Emotionally-Divided Society
USC ISI researchers develop a novel mathematical model that helps explain why we’re polarized
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Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Kevin Knight
In 1972, following the release of the Pentagon Papers, a small institute in Los Angeles was given the power to design, develop and run the Internet. What followed was one of the greatest explosions of information in human history.
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“You have to make your security useful for people without it being a burden”
EP. 11 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Erik Kline
