Blog | Qinshi (Carol) Zhang

When Order Emerges from Noise: What Spin-Locking Teaches Us About Human–AI Systems

January 1, 2026 | Systems & Theory

What if bias, hallucination, and mode collapse are emergent properties of complex systems? Using insights from statistical physics, I explore how stable behavioral patterns "lock" in large-scale AI.

Human–AI Interaction as a Socio-Technical Process

January 1, 2026 | Research Vision

Human–AI Interaction is not primarily about interfaces or prompts. It is about how human judgment and biases become embedded into AI systems across their entire lifecycle, from data to deployment.

Rethinking the Future Researcher in the Age of Human–AI Co-Research

January 1, 2026 | Thought Piece

What does it mean to be a researcher when AI can read, generate, and experiment alongside us? I explore the shifting roles of humans from executors to supervisors in the cognitive era.