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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

ISI at ICWSM 2025
Eleven papers explore labor inequality, language bias, political division, and TikTok’s role in crisis communication.

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.

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.

“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

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.

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.

Edge AI at ISI: Bringing Intelligence Closer to the Action
ISI researchers are building edge AI that adapts, scales, and delivers.

Integrating SWAP and MMEC Technologies into MOSIS 2.0
Two new collaborations are driving the expansion of CA DREAMS’ engineering service to advance U.S. microelectronics prototyping

“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