International Scholar Talk on AI and Psychology by Prof. Xiao Tian WANG

On 5 December 2025, Prof. Xiao Tian WANG of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) (CUHKSZ) gave an engaging talk on how AI and humans influence social decision making. As the founding director of the Applied Psychology Division and the Director of the Centre of Human Development and Mental Health at CUHKSZ, Prof. WANG framed AI versus human social choices through an evolutionary psychology perspective. He contrasted behavioural patterns in risk perception, fairness, and reciprocity, showing that AI agents tend to be less tolerant and less generous than humans. The findings offer benchmarks for a psychological Turing Test and implications for the future development of Generative AI and social psychology. 

The Talk, moderated by Prof. Huijing LU, Associate Professor of APSS, prompted a thoughtful examination of how AI’s distinctive decision-making processes could reshape—or even challenge—the established social foundations of human cooperation.