Scalable Gen-AI Systems for Pro-social Outcome

Platforms define harm universally and respond with suppression. What if users could define harm themselves? We built DIY-MOD, a system with optimized LVLM pipelines that transforms user-defined harmful elements within content in real-time instead of removing the entire post. (CHI 2026, under review)

Current work: Broadening the scope of AI-powered user safety and autonomy.

• Agentic AI for Online Safety: How can autonomous systems protect users across the entire web, beyond specific platforms?
• On-Device Intelligence with WebGPU: Smaller task-specific models (like this) could be augmented in the pipeline to make this pipeline more accessible. Can we tap into that?

Governance for User-Centered Platforms

I think systems alone don't create change, we also need regulatory frameworks that enable user agency. My Consumer Moderation Rights framework (FAccT 2026, in prep) connects user autonomy to existing consumer protection laws, providing actionable pathways for platform accountability.