Generative artificial intelligence tools like chatbots are making some workers better at their jobs by augmenting their skills. But as the...
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The Convergence podcast spoke with Dr. Keith Brawner, Program Manager, ICT and Dr. Bill Swartout, CTO, ICT about immersive technologies, simulation and artificial intelligence.
“We found that people systematically were more willing to reveal confidential or sensitive information to a virtual human than to a real person”...
Virtual reality therapy offers tech-forward solutions for veterans battling PTSD
As he looks back at photos, retired United States Air Force Master Sgt. Rob Cook reflects on the transformative power of his military service. “My...
Innovative app uses AI to battle rising veteran suicide rates
In an effort to address the alarming rates of suicide among veterans, researchers at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative...
How AI Will Change the Workplace
We are already seeing the rise of digital assistants that speak with a human voice and can use human appearance and social intelligence to negotiate...
USC launches computing into the next frontier
USC President Carol L. Folt launched a $1 billion-plus initiative to expand and infuse advanced computing throughout the university’s programs and...
ICT in the WSJ: How Medical VR Heals Trauma
Virtual reality can help people see their favorite band perform, hang out with friends or relax on a beach without leaving home. It is also pushing...
VICE: Ukrainian Refugees Are Working Through Trauma in a Metaverse Version of Kyiv
Dr. Albert “Skip” Rizzo, director of medical virtual reality at USC Institute of Creative Technologies, a unit of USC Viterbi, is quoted in VICE...
Battle Buddy announced as one of ten Mission Daybreak Winners
Battle Buddy received a $1 million award: Battle Buddy is a virtual human-led mental health and wellness application that promotes resiliency among...