Katie Xin

katie xin is a designer, writer, and researcher. she studies economics + design at stanford, writes poems, and organizes around supply-side policy.

About

AI regulation · CA Dept. of TechnologyJun–Sep 2026

Helped define “frontier” and “large model” in California’s Transparency in Frontier AI Act.

Scoping language used in recommendations to the state legislature. Also wrote the FAQ and risk guidance (hallucinations, red-teaming, child safety) in a statewide gen-AI procurement guide covering 2,258 local education agencies.

Edtech safety · Stanford GSBOct 2025–Jun 2026

Built the data pipeline to evaluate LLMs on 8,000+ stories.

Rated model output with human and NLP methods, and audited another researcher’s sampling for duplicate-data issues. Golub Capital Social Impact Lab, under Prof. Susan Athey.

Community engagement · Stanford McCoy CenterMar 2026–now

Turning AI-safety research into something families can use.

Researching AI safety risks for children, and co-developing a public AI literacy toolkit piloted with families.

Global policy · World Bank GroupMar–Jun 2026

Human capital review for Guinea-Bissau: education, health, and skills.

Synthesized literature and World Bank survey data (MICS, EHCVM, CPIA) into a policy review, plus a regional data map with recommendations.

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