Yannis Yortsos

dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering

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USC goes all in on artificial intelligence with a $1 billion “Frontiers of Computing” initiative, which focuses on computer science literacy and ethics.

USC invests big in AI as world grapples with the new technology

USC goes all in on artificial intelligence with a $1 billion “Frontiers of Computing” initiative, which focuses on computer science literacy and ethics.

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