Hao-Ping (Hank) Lee
@hankhplee.bsky.social
PhD student @CMU HCII | Prev: IBM Research, Microsoft Research, Brave
I develop tools that assist AI practitioners in identifying, reasoning about, and mitigating privacy risks during the development of AI products.
https://hankhplee.com/
I develop tools that assist AI practitioners in identifying, reasoning about, and mitigating privacy risks during the development of AI products.
https://hankhplee.com/
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How does using GenAI tools reshape knowledge workers’ critical thinking? Our #CHI2025 paper studied 319 knowledge workers to dive into this question. w/@advaitsarkar.bsky.social @levlevlev.bsky.social Ian, Sean, Richard, Nick @msftresearch.bsky.social @hcii.cmu.edu
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
Excited and grateful to share that I’ve been named a Presidential Fellow by @cylab.bsky.social !
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
Congrats to my student @hankhplee.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the 2025 CyLab Presidential fellows!
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
CyLab names 2025 Presidential Fellows
Each year, CyLab recognizes high-achieving Ph.D. students pursuing security and/or privacy-related research, with a CyLab Presidential Fellowship, covering an entire year of tuition.
www.cylab.cmu.edu
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Excited and grateful to share that I’ve been named a Presidential Fellow by @cylab.bsky.social !
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
Endless thanks to my advisors @sauvik.me and Jodi Forlizzi, and all my collaborators for their constant inspiration as we work toward shaping the future of privacy-preserving AI.
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Congrats to my student @hankhplee.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the 2025 CyLab Presidential fellows!
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
CyLab names 2025 Presidential Fellows
Each year, CyLab recognizes high-achieving Ph.D. students pursuing security and/or privacy-related research, with a CyLab Presidential Fellowship, covering an entire year of tuition.
www.cylab.cmu.edu
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Congrats to my student @hankhplee.bsky.social for being recognized as one of the 2025 CyLab Presidential fellows!
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/1...
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@cylab.bsky.social wrote a great article on @hankhplee.bsky.social's #chi2025 paper on Purpose Mode.
He presented it today and did a great job!
PurposeMode reduces distraction on social media from 28% -> 7%. You can use it, too! It's open source :)
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04...
He presented it today and did a great job!
PurposeMode reduces distraction on social media from 28% -> 7%. You can use it, too! It's open source :)
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04...
Purpose Mode helps social media users stay focused on their desired tasks
A CMU research team has developed Purpose Mode — a browser extension that allows users to “toggle off” Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs) while using social media platforms.
cylab.cmu.edu
April 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
@cylab.bsky.social wrote a great article on @hankhplee.bsky.social's #chi2025 paper on Purpose Mode.
He presented it today and did a great job!
PurposeMode reduces distraction on social media from 28% -> 7%. You can use it, too! It's open source :)
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04...
He presented it today and did a great job!
PurposeMode reduces distraction on social media from 28% -> 7%. You can use it, too! It's open source :)
cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04...
Tomorrow (Wed), I will be presenting our @acmtochi.bsky.social paper "Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling Attention Capture Damaging Patterns on Social Media Web Sites" at:
- Wed, 30 Apr | 11:22 AM - 11:34 AM | Room G301
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/my-...
- Wed, 30 Apr | 11:22 AM - 11:34 AM | Room G301
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/my-...
🚨Trapped by infinite scroll & autoplay on social media? Our TOCHI paper introduces a system that reduces distraction by 4x by suppressing these and other dark patterns.
Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling ACDPs on Social Media Web Sites
📝 hankhplee.com/papers/purpo...
Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling ACDPs on Social Media Web Sites
📝 hankhplee.com/papers/purpo...
April 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Tomorrow (Wed), I will be presenting our @acmtochi.bsky.social paper "Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling Attention Capture Damaging Patterns on Social Media Web Sites" at:
- Wed, 30 Apr | 11:22 AM - 11:34 AM | Room G301
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/my-...
- Wed, 30 Apr | 11:22 AM - 11:34 AM | Room G301
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/my-...
Tomorrow (Mon), I will be presenting our #CHI2025 paper "The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking" at:
- Mon, 28 Apr | 4:44 PM | Room G314 + G315
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...
- Mon, 28 Apr | 4:44 PM | Room G314 + G315
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...
April 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Tomorrow (Mon), I will be presenting our #CHI2025 paper "The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking" at:
- Mon, 28 Apr | 4:44 PM | Room G314 + G315
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...
- Mon, 28 Apr | 4:44 PM | Room G314 + G315
- Session link: programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...
(Reposts appreciated!)
Do you work on user-facing Artificial Intelligence (AI) products? We would like to hear from you!
Please fill out this survey to sign up for the study: cmu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Do you work on user-facing Artificial Intelligence (AI) products? We would like to hear from you!
Please fill out this survey to sign up for the study: cmu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
April 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
(Reposts appreciated!)
Do you work on user-facing Artificial Intelligence (AI) products? We would like to hear from you!
Please fill out this survey to sign up for the study: cmu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Do you work on user-facing Artificial Intelligence (AI) products? We would like to hear from you!
Please fill out this survey to sign up for the study: cmu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@yuxuanli1225.bsky.social has been producing great work since day one of his PhD. Can’t wait to see where his brilliant work leads next!
We just found out that @yuxuanli1225.bsky.social 's paper was accepted to #FAccT2025
A true testament to his hard work and determination!
A true testament to his hard work and determination!
In this new pre-print, my student @yuxuanli1225.bsky.social outlines how language agents making shockingly biased decisions, even when their words seem "unbiased". Also, the latest models are better at hiding bias, but it still drives what they do.
It's also his FIRST Ph.D. paper!
Please boost :)
It's also his FIRST Ph.D. paper!
Please boost :)
April 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@yuxuanli1225.bsky.social has been producing great work since day one of his PhD. Can’t wait to see where his brilliant work leads next!
How does using GenAI tools reshape knowledge workers’ critical thinking? Our #CHI2025 paper studied 319 knowledge workers to dive into this question. w/@advaitsarkar.bsky.social @levlevlev.bsky.social Ian, Sean, Richard, Nick @msftresearch.bsky.social @hcii.cmu.edu
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
March 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
How does using GenAI tools reshape knowledge workers’ critical thinking? Our #CHI2025 paper studied 319 knowledge workers to dive into this question. w/@advaitsarkar.bsky.social @levlevlev.bsky.social Ian, Sean, Richard, Nick @msftresearch.bsky.social @hcii.cmu.edu
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...
I'm absolutely thrilled to see my recent CHI paper go viral! I’m humbled by all the support and grateful for the thoughtful critiques.
Critical thinking in the Generative AI era is more important than ever — stay tuned for more insights soon!
Critical thinking in the Generative AI era is more important than ever — stay tuned for more insights soon!
Microsoft's own research confirms something that was already pretty obvious: relying on a text generating machine to come up with answers erodes critical thinking, and is a method favoured by those who never liked doing critical thinking in the first place
advait.org/files/lee_20...
advait.org/files/lee_20...
advait.org
February 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'm absolutely thrilled to see my recent CHI paper go viral! I’m humbled by all the support and grateful for the thoughtful critiques.
Critical thinking in the Generative AI era is more important than ever — stay tuned for more insights soon!
Critical thinking in the Generative AI era is more important than ever — stay tuned for more insights soon!
🚨Trapped by infinite scroll & autoplay on social media? Our TOCHI paper introduces a system that reduces distraction by 4x by suppressing these and other dark patterns.
Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling ACDPs on Social Media Web Sites
📝 hankhplee.com/papers/purpo...
Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling ACDPs on Social Media Web Sites
📝 hankhplee.com/papers/purpo...
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🚨Trapped by infinite scroll & autoplay on social media? Our TOCHI paper introduces a system that reduces distraction by 4x by suppressing these and other dark patterns.
Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling ACDPs on Social Media Web Sites
📝 hankhplee.com/papers/purpo...
Purpose Mode: Reducing Distraction through Toggling ACDPs on Social Media Web Sites
📝 hankhplee.com/papers/purpo...
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📣 New paper
Privacy harms can seem small in isolation. Viewed in aggregate, however, we realize how creepy surveillance capitalism can be. Unfortunately, these harms go unreported, blurring aggregate impacts.
Our #CSCW paper explores how to fix that: sauvikdas.com/papers/56/se...
#AcademicSky
Privacy harms can seem small in isolation. Viewed in aggregate, however, we realize how creepy surveillance capitalism can be. Unfortunately, these harms go unreported, blurring aggregate impacts.
Our #CSCW paper explores how to fix that: sauvikdas.com/papers/56/se...
#AcademicSky
December 17, 2024 at 7:13 PM
📣 New paper
Privacy harms can seem small in isolation. Viewed in aggregate, however, we realize how creepy surveillance capitalism can be. Unfortunately, these harms go unreported, blurring aggregate impacts.
Our #CSCW paper explores how to fix that: sauvikdas.com/papers/56/se...
#AcademicSky
Privacy harms can seem small in isolation. Viewed in aggregate, however, we realize how creepy surveillance capitalism can be. Unfortunately, these harms go unreported, blurring aggregate impacts.
Our #CSCW paper explores how to fix that: sauvikdas.com/papers/56/se...
#AcademicSky
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I created a starter pack for researchers who work at the nexus of HCI & cybersecurity / privacy here.
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn
November 20, 2024 at 4:22 PM
I created a starter pack for researchers who work at the nexus of HCI & cybersecurity / privacy here.
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn
Please do let me know if you would like to be added to the list!I'm sure I've missed many folks.
go.bsky.app/RGsu5jn