UROP Project

Moral Language and Governance in AI Policy Documents

Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI ethics, AI governance, Policy analysis, Policy, Large Language Model, LLM
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Research Mentor: Seul Lee, Dr.
Department, College, Affiliation: School of Information, Communication and Information
Contact Email: seul.lee@fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Information, Information Technology, Information Science, Management Information Systems, Political Science, Law, HCI, UX, UI, Computer Science, Communication, Mass Communication, Media and Communication Studies, Media and Communication Studies, Psychology, Data Science, Computational Science, Computer Engineering, Business Analytics, Sociology, Social Science Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resources, Engineering, Biostatistics, Creative Writing, Editing, Writing and Media, Education, Mathematics, Measurement and Statistics, Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required:
Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link:
  • Day: Friday, September 4
    Start Time: 12:00
    End Time: 1:00
    Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98782145189

Project Description

This study examines how leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies, including Anthropic, Google, Meta, and OpenAI, construct ethical commitments in their governance documents. It investigates how patterns of ethical framing, responsibility attribution, and value prioritization vary across their AI documents through comparative discourse analysis.

Research Tasks: After consulting with their mentors, research assistants might assume some of the following responsibilities:
1. Literature review (Review prior literature on the topic)
2. Data collection & cleaning
3. Quantitative coding
4. Qualitative coding & annotation
5. Data analysis

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended
- Attention to detail
- Strong written communication skills
- Spreadsheet/data management skills are helpful
- Experience with qualitative and behavioral data or policy document is helpful
- Basic statistical analysis skills are helpful
- Experience with NVivo, Excel, R, or Python is helpful

Mentoring Philosophy

My mentoring philosophy centers on helping students grow into independent, thoughtful, and confident researchers by creating an environment that balances intellectual rigor, curiosity, accountability, and support. I believe mentorship is not simply about supervising tasks, but about helping mentees develop the ability to ask meaningful questions, navigate ambiguity, communicate ideas clearly, and take ownership of their work. My mentoring style is interactive. Because my work is interdisciplinary and human-centered, I especially value diverse perspectives and encourage students to connect technical, behavioral, and social dimensions of research. Ultimately, I hope students leave the experience with stronger research skills, greater confidence, and a clearer sense of their own intellectual interests and goals.

Additional Information


Link to Publications

https://directory.cci.fsu.edu/seul-lee/