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Thomas Cao

Thomas Cao

Assistant Professor of Technology Policy

Contact Information

Research/Areas of Interest

Political economy
Information technology
Artificial intelligence
Political economy and political behavior

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Political Economics, Stanford University, USA
  • Master of Science, Social Science of the Internet, University of Oxford, GBR
  • Master of Science, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, USA
  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Stanford University, USA

Biography

Thomas Qitong Cao is assistant professor of technology policy at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. His research interests and teaching focus on the political implications of generative artificial intelligence, the influence of information on political attitudes and behavior, the political economy and regulation of the information technology sector, and the dynamics of political polarization.

Cao is a research affiliate of The Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs, a research institute that fosters the global exchange of ideas on the management of innovation and technological change.