Emmie Hine is a PhD candidate in Law, Science, and Technology at the University of Bologna, where she researches the ethics and governance of emerging technologies in different geopolitical contexts. Her dissertation focuses on the ethical impacts of XR technologies from a human rights perspective. She obtained a master’s degree in Social Science of the Internet as a Shirley Scholar at the University of Oxford, where her thesis compared American and Chinese AI governance policies. Her interest in AI governance also expands to the EU; her team, the LegalAIzers, were winners of the EU AI Act Grand Challenge at the University of St. Gallen. She has published articles about European, American, and Chinese AI governance and technology policy, and also writes the Ethical Reckoner newsletter. Prior to beginning her PhD, she worked as a full-stack software engineer at a data management software company in Boston. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Chinese, with a concentration in Science and Technology Studies, from Williams College. Emmie is proficient in English and Mandarin, but her favorite language is TypeScript.