BCCN Lecture Series WS25/26: AI Governance in China

Join us in our next BCCN Lecture Series! This lecture series is hosted by the Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), the China Competence Training Center (CCTC) and SCRIPTS, the 2025/26 winter term lecture series is conceptualized by Prof. Dr. Genia Kostka and Anton Bogs from Freie Universität Berlin.

Registration link: fu-berlin.webex.com/webappng/sites/fu-berlin/webinar/webinarSeries/register/4a9b46cc059949ec85b7360d963cca0a

November 3, 2025, 12:15 - 13:45 CET (in person at Freie Universität Berlin and online)
Jinghan Zeng (City University of Hong Kong): Security Dilemma and the US–China Generative AI Race

December 4, 2025, 14:15 - 15:45 CET (online)
Hui Zhou and Genia Kostka (Freie Universität Berlin): From Virtual Assistants to Intimate Partners: Factors Driving Chatbot Adoption and How Users Develop Emotional Attachment to Chatbots

December 11, 2025, 18:15 - 19:45 CET (online)
Angela Huyue Zhang (University of Southern California): The Promise and Perils of China's Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

December 18, 2025, 14:15 - 15:45 CET (online)
Eddie Yang (Purdue University): Propaganda is Already Influencing Large Language Models: Evidence from Training Data, Audits, and Real-world Usage

January 15, 2026, 14:15 - 15:45 CET (online)
Jeffrey Ding (George Washington University): Reputation Collectives: How International Industry Associations Influence China's Safety Standards in High-Risk Technologies

January 22, 2026, 14:15 - 15:45 CET (online)
David Y. Yang (Harvard University): Government as Venture Capitalists in AI