Stanford CS547 HCI Seminar | Autumn 2026 | Designing AI for Societal Good

For more information about Stanford’s graduate programs, visit: https://online.stanford.edu/graduate-education October 9, 2026 This lecture covers: • Improving generative AI chatbots' influence on public mental health as a case study • A new way of thinking about "designing AI for societal good," namely "designing AI as planting seeds" (of better business models, policy, and politics) • Early work that explores this design practice and research agenda To follow along with the seminar schedule, visit: https://hci.stanford.edu/ Qian Yang is an assistant professor in Computing and Information Sci