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James Evans
Max Palevsky Professor of Sociology at University of Chicago
James Evans is a researcher and professor of sociology
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Jan 2026 — Aug 2026
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Consciousness-Steering Paper Findings
arXivcautiousAug 4, 2026
“Co-author on study about how safety alignment affects model representations of consciousness and mindedness attribution.”
AI as normal technology
knightcolumbia.orgcautiousJun 19, 2026
“Co-researcher analyzing citation patterns across 241 subjects, showing ossification of canon in high-volume fields.”
Agentic AI and the next intelligence explosion
Google ResearchcautiousMar 30, 2026
“Co-authored research on agentic AI proposing that intelligence scales as a society rather than monolithic superintelligence.”
Google Integrates Gemini Directly Into Chrome With Multi-Tab Context, AI Mode, and Safer Browsing
arXivresearchpositiveJan 22, 2026
Reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 achieve superior performance through simulating multi-agent interactions with diverse personality traits and expertise rather than extended computation alone.
“Co-authored research on how societies of thought in reasoning models enable effective exploration of solution spaces.”
AI ResearchFoundation ModelsReinforcement LearningNLP