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Researchers at USC Dornsife say widely used large language models like ChatGPT and Claude could be standardizing how people communicate, reason and understand culture.

The institute — a collaboration between USC Dornsife and USC Viterbi — hosts leading AI researchers and experts addressing ethical challenges that cannot be solved by technology alone.

Large language models may be standardizing human expression — and subtly influencing how we think, say computer science and psychology researchers at USC Dornsife.

Artificial intelligence often displays questionable moral instincts. USC Dornsife researchers are investigating how to keep them aligned with human values.

A study by USC Dornsife Nobel laureate Arieh Warshel attempts to predict evolution of viruses to evade drugs.

A new master’s program at USC Dornsife teaches students the mathematical foundations that drive artificial intelligence — empowering them to build the algorithms shaping our future.

USC Dornsife psychologists show that empathy can be conditioned through emotional rewards — revealing a surprising path to compassion.

Whether artificial intelligence can ‘think’ is a different question than whether it is ‘intelligent,’ explains Ryan Leak of The Writing Program at USC Dornsife.

AI has the potential to diminish the human experience in several ways. One particularly concerning threat is to the ability to make thoughtful decisions.