USC Information Sciences Institute Courses

Ushering Agents to an Open Social World

Explore three foundational approaches for building AI agents that learn through interaction: web exploration, social norm internalization, and human feedback-based evaluation metrics for better integration into our social world.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Contextualization for Human-AI Interactions

Explore how enhancing AI's contextual understanding is crucial for effective human-AI interactions, covering speech interfaces, personalization, and holistic evaluation approaches for complex tasks.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Can We Blame the Chatbot if it Goes Wrong?

Explore the complex issue of AI chatbot accountability through the Air Canada case, examining responsibility frameworks, transparency requirements, and comparing regulatory approaches in the EU and Canada.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reimagining NLP Practices Towards Justice - From "Democratization" to Personal Names

Explore critical issues in NLP practices, examining the misuse of "democratization" and ethical problems with associating personal names with sociodemographic attributes, while offering recommendations for advancing justice in the field.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

We Over Rely on Technology but Lack the Resilience We Need to Depend on It

Explore cybersecurity challenges with David Balenson as he discusses autonomous vehicle safety, AI lessons from cybersecurity, and the paradox of our technological dependence versus resilience.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Duality of Bias in Large Language Models - Leveraging Community Perspectives and Uncovering Ideological Vulnerabilities

Explore the dual nature of bias in Large Language Models through research examining community perspective alignment and ideological vulnerabilities, with insights for responsible AI development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Do We Need Large Language Models for Time Series? - Understanding LLMs' Limitations in Time Series Analysis

Explore the limitations and potential of Large Language Models in time-series analysis, examining their effectiveness compared to traditional methods for applications in finance and healthcare.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Weakly Supervised Learning for Adaptive Language Learning Model Agents

Explore cutting-edge techniques for training adaptable LLM agents through weakly supervised learning, focusing on frameworks like Agent Lumos and innovative approaches to enhance generalization capabilities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Towards Socially Aware and Safe AI Agents

Explore groundbreaking research on developing socially intelligent and safe AI systems, focusing on LLM evaluation frameworks, information asymmetry challenges, and safety considerations in human-AI interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Modeling American Sign Language via Linguistic Knowledge Infusion

Explore innovative approaches to modeling American Sign Language, enhancing recognition accuracy and addressing challenges in sign language research through linguistic knowledge infusion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AI is Not Smarter Than Us, but It Will Try Harder - For Better or Worse

Explore AI's impact on industries, decision-making challenges, and human qualities machines can't replicate with insights from entrepreneur Karl Jacob.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Computational Epidemiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Explore computational epidemiology's role in COVID-19, including agent-based models, smartphone data, and health misinformation monitoring. Learn about social justice in public health research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AI Automation in the Digital World - Current Progress and Challenges

Explore the current state and limitations of AI agents in automating digital tasks. Examine challenges in tool use, reasoning, and knowledge, and discover potential solutions for achieving true AI autonomy.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

AI Researchers and Social Sciences: Bridging the Knowledge Gap

Explore AI's impact on society, autonomous vehicles, and careers with insights from psychology and personalization research.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Composable Interventions for Language Models

Explore composable interventions for language models, enhancing accuracy and mitigating harmful outputs. Learn about interactions between different intervention types and their practical implications.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video