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 | Keng-Chi ChangPhD Student, University of California, San Diego Verified email at ucsd.edu Cited by 55 |
COVID-19 increased censorship circumvention and access to sensitive topics in China
Crisis motivates people to track news closely, and this increased engagement can expose
individuals to politically sensitive information unrelated to the initial crisis. We use the case of …
individuals to politically sensitive information unrelated to the initial crisis. We use the case of …
Connective effervescence and streaming chat during political debates
Recent advancements in online streaming technologies have re-centered the audience as
an important part of live broadcasts, including live political events. In fall 2020, each of the US …
an important part of live broadcasts, including live political events. In fall 2020, each of the US …
The effect of streaming chat on perceptions of political debates
Broadcast media consumption is becoming more social. Many online video “livestreams”
come with embedded livestreaming chatboxes, uniting the on-screen and social components. …
come with embedded livestreaming chatboxes, uniting the on-screen and social components. …
The Importance of Prompt Tuning for Automated Neuron Explanations
J Lee, T Oikarinen, A Chantha, KC Chang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Recent advances have greatly increased the capabilities of large language models (LLMs),
but our understanding of the models and their safety has not progressed as fast. In this paper …
but our understanding of the models and their safety has not progressed as fast. In this paper …
[HTML][HTML] Junior scientists spotlight social bonds in seminars for diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM
Disparities for women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)
careers have continued even amidst mounting evidence for the superior performance of …
careers have continued even amidst mounting evidence for the superior performance of …
[HTML][HTML] Using Facebook data to predict the 2016 US presidential election
We use 19 billion likes on the posts of top 2000 US fan pages on Facebook from 2015 to
2016 to measure the dynamic ideological positions for politicians, news outlets, and users at …
2016 to measure the dynamic ideological positions for politicians, news outlets, and users at …
[PDF][PDF] Crisis is a Gateway to Censored Information: The Case of Coronavirus in China
• Increase in new Twitter followers for international news agencies and dissidents• Little
change in new Twitter followers for state media, porn, and entertainment• Increase Wikipedia …
change in new Twitter followers for state media, porn, and entertainment• Increase Wikipedia …
Mapping Visual Themes among Authentic and Coordinated Memes
KC Chang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.02306, 2022 - arxiv.org
What distinguishes authentic memes from those created by state actors? I utilize a self-supervised
vision model, DeepCluster (Caron et al. 2019), to learn low-dimensional visual …
vision model, DeepCluster (Caron et al. 2019), to learn low-dimensional visual …
Compensation and the Consolidation of Authoritarian Power: Evidence from China's 2016 PLA Reform
The extant literature suggests that a dramatic move to weaken the power of a large segment
of the military elite would invite collective resistance against the dictator. Yet, other …
of the military elite would invite collective resistance against the dictator. Yet, other …
[PDF][PDF] Social Mobility in Ming China: Evidence from Twelve Thousand Chin-shih Data
KC Chang - 2014 - kengchichang.com
The civil service examination system in imperial China, theoretically based on individual merit
rather than family background, has played a central role on recruiting government officials …
rather than family background, has played a central role on recruiting government officials …