Appendix Ÿ — Assignments

Weekly research and reading tasks for the ASSIP 2026 cohort

Each week the cohort has one or two assignments — a research task, a reading, or a short write-up. The full instructions live on each week’s page below. New weeks are added here as the summer progresses.

This summer

Week Assignment Due
Week of July 10, 2026 The other side of “AI takes your job,” and read one of my papers Part 1 brief: Mon, July 13. Part 2 discussion: Tue, July 14 (AM).

Questions during the week? Email Prof. Gao — ask early rather than stay stuck.