I am a postdoctoral fellow at Northwestern University and an assistant professor in the department of political science at Purdue University. My research focuses on the authoritarian politics of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

I study 1) how facets of authoritarian politics, e.g., censorship and propaganda, induce bias in AI and 2) the political implications of such bias for democracy and authoritarian control. In other work, I study the politics of science and technology. Here’s a note explaining my methodological approach to studying AI.

I received a PhD from UCSD in polical science (2024), MA from the University of Chicago, and BA from UCLA. My work has appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Political Analysis, among other outlets.

Contact: eddieyang@purdue.edu