A group of BA (Hons) in Journalism and Mass Communication (BA-JMC) year-3 students, Zhou Jiaqi, Zhang Jinghui, Qiu Liangmeng, Peng Xiwen, Zheng Xue, and Wu Zimeng, presented their paper at the “AI, Technology & Emerging Media” (AI-TEM 2026) conference at Hong Kong Baptist University on 16 October 2026. Their paper, titled “Chinese University Students’ Intentions to Use AI Chatbots for Emotional Support: The Roles of Trust, Human-Likeness, and Perceived Social Acceptance”, was the group project for JOUR203 Communication Research Methods. The team is supervised by Dr. Jessica Li Wenshu, Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism and Communication, HKSYU.

“AI-TEM 2026: AI, Technology & Emerging Media” is an international consortium co-organised by Hong Kong Baptist University, Boston University, Korea University, and the University of Vienna. The conference brings together faculty members, graduate students, and international scholars who are interested in building a longer-term academic initiative designed to foster a sustainable global research network on AI, communication, and emerging media and future consortium-based engagement. For more information: https://comm.hkbu.edu.hk/en/aitem2026/programme.html