Technology & Society
Digital technologies have radically changed the communication environment — and continue to do so at a breakneck pace. Faculty and students at Annenberg explore the development, uses, and social, political, cultural, and economic impacts of digital information and communication technologies, networks, and systems.
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OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Google Vary Widely in Identifying Hate Speech
Doctoral candidate Neil Fasching and Associate Professor Yphtach Lelkes have found dramatic differences in how large language models classify hate speech, with especially large variations for language about certain demographic groups, raising concerns about bias and disproportionate harm.
Faculty
Dolores Albarracín, Ph.D.
Amy Gutmann Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Carolyn Biltoft, Ph.D.
Visiting Faculty Fellow, Center on Digital Culture and Society
Damon Centola, Ph.D.
Elihu Katz Professor of Communication, Sociology, and Engineering
Lluís Danús, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Information Networks and Democracy
Deen Freelon, Ph.D.
Presidential Professor
Oscar H. Gandy, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Communication
Katerina Girginova, Ph.D.
Research Director, Annenberg Extended Reality Lab
Sandra González-Bailón, Ph.D.
Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication and Sociology (Secondary Appointment)
Nelanthi Hewa, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Collaborative Communication
Aaron Hyzen, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Media, Inequality & Change Center
Sarah J. Jackson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kevin B. Johnson, M.D.
David L. Cohen University Professor
Aviv Landau, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Co-Director, SAFELab
Jessa Lingel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication
Juan Llamas-Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Sophie Maddocks, Ph.D.
Research & Outreach Director, Center for Media at Risk
Michael E. Mann, Ph.D.
Presidential Distinguished Professor
Lucy March, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center on Digital Culture and Society
Carolyn Marvin, Ph.D.
Frances Yates Professor Emeritus of Communication
Siva Mathiyazhagan, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Co-Director, SAFELab
Danaé Mataxa, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Cristina Monzer, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Matt Parker, Ph.D.
Gilbert Seldes Multimodal Postdoctoral Fellow
Desmond Upton Patton, M.S.W., Ph.D.
Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) University Professor and Waldo E. Johnson, Jr. Professor of Communication
Jeff Pooley, Ph.D.
Research Associate & Lecturer
Julian Quiros, Ph.D.
Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow
Javier Granados Samayoa, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Social Action Lab
Donovan Schaefer, Ph.D.
Secondary Faculty, Annenberg School for Communication
Hendrik Theine, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar, Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC)
Julia Ticona, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Joseph Turow, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Communication
Duncan J. Watts, Ph.D.
Stevens University Professor
Guobin Yang, Ph.D.
Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and SociologyGraduate Students
Chloe (Jae-Kyung) Ahn
Joint Doctoral Student in Communication and Political Science
Feng Yi Chew
Doctoral Student
Zane Griffin Talley Cooper
Doctoral Candidate
Julia Cope
Doctoral Candidate
David S. Cordero
Doctoral Candidate
Kinjal Dave
Doctoral Student
Cienna Davis
Doctoral Student
Christiana Dillard
Doctoral Candidate
Timothy Dennys Steven Dorr
Doctoral Candidate
Emilie Grybos
Doctoral Candidate
Liz Hallgren
Doctoral Candidate
Tejas Harad
Doctoral Student
Shengchun Huang, Ph.D.
Upcoming Graduate
Gayoung Jeon
Doctoral StudentCollin Kather
Doctoral Student
Jenny Lee
Doctoral Candidate
Tyler Leigh, Ph.D.
Upcoming Graduate
