Kayla is a technology and geopolitics researcher focused on AI governance, China, and US-China relations. She is the Co-founder and Director of the Oxford China Policy Lab, a recent fellow at the Centre for Governance of AI, and the lead researcher and contributing author to the Oxford China Briefing Book. Previously, she worked as a diplomat in the U.S. Mission to China, where she specialized in the governance of emerging technologies, human rights, and improving the use of new technology within government services. She is pursuing a DPhil at the OII, previously studied at Peking University, and is professionally fluent in Mandarin. She holds an MSc from the Oxford Internet Institute and a BA with Honours in International Relations, Public Policy, and Mandarin Chinese from the University of Denver.
AI governance, diplomacy and international relations, public policy.
The project will investigate the international relations and social dynamics of international AI competition, specifically the sociopolitical and bureaucratic drivers of US-China AI competition.
28 October 2023
The Oxford Internet Institute convened a panel of experts to debate the UK’s role in the development and regulation of the technology at Keble College, Oxford.
Rest of World, 14 April 2025
Investors believe practical AI applications will fuel the next wave of growth, with startups building on top of DeepSeek’s foundation.
Radio Free Europe, 28 January 2025
Not much. Chinese AI tool prefers to stay away from the ‘sensitive’ subject.
Reuters, 29 January 2025
Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the technology world order.
