Eddie Yang
2023-2024 Dissertation Fellow
Eddie Yang was an IGCC Dissertation Fellow from 2023-2024. He studies repression and the politics of artificial intelligence (AI). His dissertation examines how political institutions, such as censorship and propaganda, induce bias in AI and the implications of such bias for authoritarian politics. His work is motivated by normative concerns about freedom and justice. He received his M.A. from the University of Chicago and B.A. from UC Los Angeles.
Proposal Title: Repressive Institutions and the Politics of Artificial Intelligence