I wrote for @restofworld.org about China's chatbot therapists — why young people are turning to AI for mental health care & the risks of AI sycophancy restofworld.org/2025/young-p...

A book to watch for in 2026 (have been eager to see it since reading and liking some magazine pieces by @yilingliu95.bsky.social) bookshop.org/p/books/danc... + it comes with blurbs by @karenhao.bsky.social & @iandenisjohnson.bsky.social (who refers to it as a "masterful piece of reporting")

Young people in China say that AI chatbots save them time and money, and are more discreet in a society where stigma around mental health persists. But there are risks to chatbots becoming therapists, writes @yilingliu95.bsky.social for @restofworld.org restofworld.org/2025/young-p...

By 2030, a fifth of new cars sold in China will be fully driverless, and 70% will feature advanced assisted-driving technology. @yilingliu95.bsky.social breaks down what's driving the success of China's automated vehicle industry:

This year, 12.2 million new grads in China will start their adult lives amid deep uncertainty for their country and the world. How are they navigating what lies ahead? Join us on May 19 for a conversation with @yilingliu95.bsky.social, Biao Xiang, Li Zhang, and CCA's Barclay Bram. Register now ⬇️

this is amazing. just came across the Xinsheng project, an initiative by 1.5 gen Chinese Americans and college students to counter right-wing misinformation rampant on WeChat. www.xinshengproject.org/about

Some news many years in the making: My book EMPIRE OF AI, out May 20, is ready for pre-order at empireofai.com. It tells the inside story of OpenAI as a lens for understanding the moment we’re in: the tech elite's extraordinary seizure of power and its threat to democracy. 1/

After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today. I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.