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Mark and Mary Stevens give $200 million to power AI research across USC

Mark and Mary Stevens give $200 million to power AI research across USC

by dhairya.parmar.adm | May 5, 2026 | News

The university will name the USC Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence to honor their investment in research and innovation at the intersections of AI and health sciences, business, security and the arts. USC Trustee Mark Stevens is...
The Long Game: Bill Swartout’s 50-Year Journey from Homework Machines to Lasting Conversations

The Long Game: Bill Swartout’s 50-Year Journey from Homework Machines to Lasting Conversations

by dhairya.parmar.adm | Apr 15, 2026 | News

The ICT pioneer who built systems that made Holocaust survivors immortal and brought museum exhibits to life is stepping back—but not stepping away. Bill Swartout has spent decades building systems where people talk to virtual humans. In 2010, he and his team...

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