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Why Your Friends May Be More Susceptible to Influence Than You Are
USC/ISI researchers examine who gets influenced online and why, in award-winning research recognized at ICWSM 2025.

ISI at ACL 2025
Papers explore the struggles of AI teaching, authorship, AI safety, and the limits of language models in interviews and mime.

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Mayank Kejriwal
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.

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Terry Benzel
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.

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Robert Balzer
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.

“You can get lucky in research, but you can’t get lucky if you are not prepared”
EP. 17 | ISI’s Artificial Intelligence director, anthropologist Adam Russell, gets to know researchers from across the institute. This week: Steve Crago

A Real-Time Look at How AI Is Reshaping Work
USC students and researchers track where AI is having the biggest impact on jobs, salaries, and industries.

Cloudwalkers cast highlight: Steve Crago
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.

Analyzing How Americans Debate Abortion
ISI researchers show how liberals and conservatives use diverging frames to discuss abortion—with increasing hostility.

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.