Inyoung Cheong
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Inyoung Cheong is a multidisciplinary researcher specializing in AI safety, alignment, and regulatory principles. Her work bridges law and computer science, focusing on how free speech law applies to algorithmic decision-making, establishing guiding principles for responsible AI systems, and advancing AI governance to encode human values as legal rights.
Cheong’s publications span premier academic venues in law (University of Cincinnati Law Review), computer science (ACM FAccT, AIES), and interdisciplinary fields (AI and Ethics, Trust & Safety Research Conference). Her research was highlighted by OpenAI, and her insights on generative AI were featured in the Wall Street Journal. She is also a recipient of the 2019 Fulbright Graduate Scholarship.
Cheong completed her Ph.D. at the University of Washington School of Law, collaborating with the UW Computer Science Department’s Privacy & Security Lab and Social Futures Lab. She holds a Master of Law from Seoul National University and a B.A. in Art Studies and Economics from Hongik University.
Her professional background includes roles as a senior policymaker in the South Korean government’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (2016-2019) and the Korea Communications Commission (2012-2016). She has also interned at the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General office (2020) and the Administrative Conference of the United States (2021).