AI for Social Good

When Professor Victor Li On-kwok and Dr Jacqueline Lam Chi-kei of the Faculty of Engineering started working together more than a decade ago, their aim was simple: how can big data be harnessed for positive change in our societies? Professor Li brought information...

The Threat of Harm

ChatGPT has a hidden prompt that begins before users enter their query. It asks the AI to be kind, ethical and helpful to the user. But there is no guarantee the subsequent information or actions taken will be similarly positive. With more large language learning...

The Rise of AI

The arrival of ChatGPT may have excited media and social media experts and the general public about the prospects of artificial intelligence. But to engineers, there was nothing new under the sun.The concept of AI has been around for decades. Back in 1950, the British...

Help Is at Hand

The COVID-19 pandemic was a stressful time for everyone. The World Health Organization estimates depression and anxiety increased 25 per cent globally during its first year alone. In Hong Kong, as hospitals became overwhelmed, people were asked to stay home unless...

Surviving the Pressures of Childhood

In 2015, the first International Survey of Children’s Well-Being was published by Children’s Worlds and it immediately caught the attention of Dr Lee Juyeon. The pilot study surveyed 10- and 12-year-olds in 15 countries across five continents. The country where...