Zhiqiang Yan
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About
Zhiqiang Yan is a developmental psychologist whose research lies at the intersection of moral cognition and human–robot interaction. His work explores how moral judgments evolve across the lifespan, particularly as artificial intelligence becomes more integrated into social life. In his highly cited 2023 cross-sectional study, Yan examined how children, adolescents, and adults make moral judgments toward different social actors—including humans and AI—using classic ship-problem dilemmas. This work, which has already garnered significant attention, reveals that moral reasoning is not static but shifts with age and social context. Expanding on this, Yan’s 2024 eye-tracking study demonstrated that preschoolers show less bias toward humans over robots compared to adults, suggesting that early social cognition may be more flexible and less anthropocentric than previously assumed. These findings have important implications for understanding how children develop moral frameworks in an increasingly automated world. Yan’s research bridges developmental psychology, ethics, and human–AI interaction, offering critical insights into how future generations may navigate moral relationships with non-human agents.
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