Hosted by the Berlin Contemporary China Network (BCCN), the China Competence Training Center (CCTC) and SCRIPTS, the 2025/26 winter term BCCN lecture series is conceptualized by Prof. Dr. Genia Kostka and Anton Bogs from Freie Universität Berlin. See for further information HERE.
November 3, 12:15–13:45 CET (in person at Freie Universität Berlin and online)
Jinghan Zeng: Security Dilemma and the US–China Generative AI Race
December 4, 14:15–15:45 CET (online)
Hui Zhou and Genia Kostka: From Virtual Assistants to Intimate Partners: Factors Driving Chatbot Adoption and How Users Develop Emotional Attachment to Chatbots
December 11, 18:15–19:45 CET (online)
Angela Huyue Zhang: 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