UNDERGRADUATE Research
We actively collaborate with students at UCLA from different backgrounds who actively explore critical issues that have a far-reaching impact on society. These projects give students the opportunity to explore new ideas, ask challenging questions, and contribute fresh perspectives to ongoing debates. With support from faculty and peers, each project provides valuable insights into today’s most complex subjects, encouraging a spirit of collaboration and innovation.
2025-2026
MODEL STUDENT
Model Student is a collaborative project by Christabelle Marbun, Isaac Lee, & Claudia Bloom, with students to construct a discussion aimed at understanding how students have been incorporating Artificial Intelligence (particularly Large Language Models) into their education.
2024-2025
AI, COPYRIGHT, AND WORK-MADE-FOR-HIRE
This project, by Isabella Yuan, examines how generative AI challenges copyright law through the lens of work‑made‑for‑hire, questioning authorship, ownership, and creative labor. By combining legal analysis with speculative inquiry, it explores emerging legal gray areas and their implications for artists, institutions, and future knowledge production in an AI‑mediated cultural economy worldwide today.
Ethical and Clinical Considerations of AI in Health-Tech
This project, by Chaya Manjeshwar, explores ethical and clinical questions raised by AI in health technologies, examining bias, accountability, trust, and patient safety. Through interdisciplinary analysis and speculative inquiry, it connects medical practice, policy, and research to illuminate risks, responsibilities, and future pathways for deploying AI systems in clinical settings responsibly and equitably.