Artificial Intelligence News Feed

Michael Pazzani, pioneer in machine learning, joins ISI to strengthen its AI strategy
His research on explanation can’t always be explained to a ten year old, but his contribution to the machine learning field has led to very concrete innovations, from media personalization to salary predictions for athletes.

‘Information Is Powerful, But Only If We Can Organize It Right’ — New AI Potential Boon to Businesses
Algorithm created by USC’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI) helps e-commerce companies better organize their products and makes it easier for customers to find what they want

AI To Fight Wildfires
USC to Co-Lead an NSF-Funded Project for Controlled Burns and Fire Mitigation

USC+Amazon Center Announces its Selected Projects for 2021-2022
The new center will support five research initiatives from across USC Viterbi.

Improving Human-Computer Conversations From Camp Site Negotiations
Researchers from ICT and ISI devise CaSiNo, a scenario-based dataset for teaching negotiation.

ISI’s Jay Pujara Receives Google Grants for Teaching AI to Navigate Context and Uncertainty
ISI researcher Jay Pujara and team receive grants from Google for their award-winning project on creating probabilistic models for AI systems.

Jay Pujara and Craig Knoblock win JP Morgan Award for their work on Hybrid Knowledge Graphs
Their work aims to help businesses through hybrid knowledge graphs.

Using AI to Decode Unique Cultures
USC ISI researchers awarded $2.2 million grant to create a novel machine learning solution for decoding cultures and informing decision making

Do Humans Trust AI Coworkers?
USC ISI researchers show that human-AI collaborators may be best at predicting the future. But can they get along?

Symposium on the Future of AI: Will AIs Ever Be One of Us?
The USC AI Futures Symposium featured a prolific group of researchers and covered a wide range of AI topics