A. Digital Technology Governance: Social Media platforms and AI
- “China’s Food Delivery Man Trapped by Algorithm: Technology Ethics Reflection from Meituan”
This project discusses the impact of advanced algorithms on surveillance and human wellbeing, particularly the work type as food delivery man and ride-hailing driver.
2. “Catching Up with the Pace of Technology: Risk Assessment—A New Approach to Govern AI”
Policy proposal for EU to conduct risk assessment prior to AI implementation to prevent the downside and negative impact of AI as a new approach to govern AI.
3. “Restrict and Surpass: China’s Strategy for Digital Technology Development from a Global Perspective”
This inquiry analyzes China’s strategy for legacy social media platforms and incoming generative AI from the global perspectives of censorship, domestic industry development, and cyber security.
4.“Protecting Kids in the Algorithmic Age: Policy Proposal for US to Update Section 230”
This work discusses the legislative potential to create a new form of liability for intermediate social media platforms regarding the promotion of certain content to kids.
5. “Doctrine of Authoritarianism: What Is the Ideal Free Expression Line for China?”
This project strives to articulate a better human rights balance for China based on the nation’s goals and position as an authoritarian superpower.
6.“How Does Social Media Reinforce Cyberbullying? Taking the ‘Pink-Hair Girl’ Case as an Example”
This work based on a typical suicide case regarding cyberbullying happened on Chinese social media, from the perspectives of lack of legislation, disinformation, and echo chamber to discuss cyberbullying issues on social media.
7.“Seeking Truth in the Disinformation Age: Discussion of Potential Means to Combat Disinformation”
This policy proposal claims that disinformation is a long-existing problem, and technology has amplified the threats caused by disinformation, and discusses the applicability and limitation of two potential means to combat disinformation: Public education and Promoting credible source.
B.Medicine Technology Ethics and Death
1.“Mortal and Immortal human being:What Have Advances in Medicine Technology Brought Us?—A Book review on Being Mortal “
This book review, inspired by Being Mortal, analyzes the changes and challenges posed by Medicine technology from a Science Technology Studies(STS) perspective. Shifts of people’s belief about disease, life and death, the way of dying, and increasing life expectancy, lead to overwhelmed pension system, aging problem, lower life and death quality for elders. Closed with policy suggestions to improve the situation.
2.” Behind China’s low death quality”
This project examines China’s low death quality from the perspectives of traditional Chinese culture, advance of Medicine technology, and physical facilities and human resources , and provides three steps suggestions : break, rebuild, and practice, to improve China’s death quality.
C.Others
1.“Research on Consumer Acceptance Toward AI-Designed Purse”
When AI has the ability to design fashion product, how should business adapt to this change? This research uses a survey method to investigate general female-consumer acceptance toward different positioned, luxury and normal, AI-designed purse, to provide marketing suggestions for business.
2.“The World of 40% Vocational High School Students, Examining China’s Class Solidification Through Education”
This work examines the challenges faced by Chinese vocational high school students from lower-class family. Analyzes the causes of low education quality form the perspectives of family, social environment, and educational resources, advocating for more attention and understanding of these students.