Are AI Companies Actually Ready to Play God?
As chatbots evolve into a daily tool for advice, emotional support, and spiritual guidance, how can we ensure that artificial intelligence truly benefits those who turn to it in moments of need?
Douglas Yeung
Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist, RAND; Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
Expertise
Douglas Yeung is a senior behavioral and social scientist at RAND, and a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. His research has examined how policymakers can use insight from emerging technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, social media) for well-being and civic policymaking. Yeung’s other research explores people’s attitudes about technology, work, and health. He has conducted research on Americans' trust in AI, how candidates perceive military careers, spiritual readiness and wellbeing, and Asian-American experiences of hate incidents during COVID-19.
Recently, he has led work to understand public views of government use of technology such as AI and to evaluate pandemic-related changes in risky behaviors. His work has been published in academic journals (e.g., Journal of Medical Internet Research, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness) and for public audiences (e.g., USA Today, NBC News, San Francisco Chronicle, Scientific American).
Before coming to RAND, Yeung was a product analyst at Oracle. He received a Ph.D. in psychology from Rutgers University-Newark, and a B.S. in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Education
Ph.D. in psychology, Rutgers University; B.S. in management science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Selected Work
- Boudreaux, Benjamin, Douglas Yeung, and Rachel Steratore, The Department of Homeland Security's Use of Emerging Technologies: Why Public Perception Matters, RAND Corporation (PE-A691-1), 2022
- Dong, Lu, Jennifer Bouey, Douglas Yeung, Peggy G. Chen, and Priya Gandhi, Addressing Anti-Asian Racism in the Era of COVID-19: Next Steps for a Research Agenda, RAND Corporation (RR-A1594-1), 2021
- Douglas Yeung, Rebecca Balebako, Carlos Ignacio Gutierrez Gaviria, Michael Chaykowsky, Face Recognition Technologies: Designing Systems that Protect Privacy and Prevent Bias, RAND Corporation (RR-4226), 2020
- Lim, Nelson, Sarah Michal Greathouse, and Douglas Yeung, "The 2014 Technology Summit for Victim Service Providers: Identifying Challenges and Possible Solutions," Fletcher Security Review, 6(1), 2014
- Douglas Yeung, "How Can Social Media Catalyze Policy Action and Social Change for Health and Wellbeing?" Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(3), 2018
- Yeung, Douglas, Margret T. Martin, Spiritual Fitness and Resilience: A Review of Relevant Constructs, Measures, and Links to Well-Being, RAND Corporation (RR-100-AF), 2013
- Yeung, D. & Gifford, B., "Potential Recruits Seek Information Online for Military Enlistment Decision Making: A Research Note," Armed Forces and Society, 2011
- Harber, K.D., Yeung, D.C., & Iacovelli, A., "Psychosocial Resources, Threat, and the Perception of Distance and Height: Support for the Resource and Perception Model," Emotion, 2011
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