The University of Southern California announced a $200 million donation from Mark Stevens and his wife Mary to launch a universitywide AI initiative and expand AI research capacity. USC said the gift will fund recruitment of AI researchers and work spanning health sciences, security, business, and the arts, and it will rename the USC School of Advanced Computing to the USC Mark and Mary Stevens School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence. The initiative also signals USC’s intent to grow interdisciplinary computing education, including an AI bachelor’s program planned for the fall. The university framed the investment as a response to the growing demand for AI talent and computing infrastructure, with Stevens citing a moment for universities willing to commit long-term resources.