Communications of the ACM
Artificial Intelligence: Are We Facing a Future of Robots Running Wild?
The Center on Artificial Intelligence for Social Solutions will use Artificial Intelligence to address problems ranging from climate change to security, health, and homelessness.
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The University of Southern California's (USC) new Center on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Social Solutions is dedicated to studying AI as a way to address problems ranging from climate change to homelessness.
The center combines computational game theory, machine learning, and automated planning and reasoning techniques with traditional social work strategies.
In partnership with Los Angeles social workers, USC computer scientists have previously created an algorithm that determines how to best encourage homeless young people to get tested for HIV by identifying the people who are most likely to influence their friends to be tested.
"Wicked social problems such as homelessness are incredibly complicated," says USC professor Eric Rice. "AI provides us the opportunity to address them in new ways and yet provide concrete strategies for tackling these problems."
The researchers say the center will continue USC's research by blending the fields of social work and engineering and fostering partnerships between researchers and the greater community.
"Technology has been enabling the solution of increasingly more difficult problems," says USC Viterbi School of Engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos. "We strongly believe that now is the time to also focus it toward great societal challenges."
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