Researchers from Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, Indonesia, and beyond gathered in mid-August at the Tsinghua University Southeast Asia Center in Bali, Indonesia, for “AI & Humans — Shaping the Future,” a two-day international academic conference co-organised by HKU and Tsinghua on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human development. Led by the AI, Society & Social Dynamics strategic research theme (SRT) at HKU, as well as the University’s Departments of P

We are thrilled to share that Prof. Benjamin Becker has been awarded the prestigious Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS) for 2026/27 by the Research Grants Council (RGC). Out of only 10 fellowships awarded across all Hong Kong universities in this highly competitive round, two were secured by HKU's Faculty of Social Sciences—including Prof. Becker’s project on human-AI interaction. Project Title: A Multi-Level Framework for Understanding Huma

The Faculty hosted the lunch chat “AI, Brains, Scams and Your Future Career” on April 10, 2026 at the Social Sciences Function Room. Co‑organised with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the event was open to the public and all HKU members. The lunch chat brought together speakers from government, industry, and academia, including Mr Alan Au, Executive Director (Banking Conduct), HKMA; Mr Michael Yung, Strategic Advisor, Google Cloud; Mr Jared Jiang, Deputy General Manag

For the past three years, scientific progress and public debate around artificial intelligence have been dominated by a single question of technological capability: What can artificial intelligence do? Industry, governments and research and development institutes have poured billions into optimizing models, aiming at rapid translation into application to generate the urgently needed revenue following the vast investments. Professor Benjamin Becker Technological progress has b

Our PI Professor Benjamin Becker has been honored on Stanford University’s list of the top 2% scientists worldwide. This acknowledgment highlights sustained research impact, scholarly contributions, and influence in shaping the future of science and education. Original article: Here