Yejin Kim

This paper explores the fundamental question of whether data or identity should be prioritized in the era of automated decision-making, focusing on the role of algorithms in shaping human identity. In the contemporary era, big data-based algorithms function not merely as classification tools but as environmental conditions that interpret human lives and construct identities. However, extant discourse on explainable AI (XAI) has predominantly centered on functional and technical criteria, such as transparency and predictive accuracy. This focus has overlooked the role of technology as a co-author of narrative identity. This study draws upon Paul Ricoeur's concept of narrative identity and Coekelbergh & Reijers’s theory of techno-narrative co-authorship to reinterpret identity protection as a narrative and relational issue. The findings indicate that the provision of algorithmic explanations engenders a form of narrative power, thereby posing a risk of confining human identity within technical interpretive patterns. Consequently, this paper posits that XAI must be redefined as a mechanism that guarantees narrative authority, thereby allowing individuals to contest and revise algorithmic interpretations. This is particularly salient in an age of increasing technological intimacy, as exemplified by recommendation systems and conversational AI. In this context, explainability should function as an ethical institution that empowers users to co-author their identity alongside technology. By redefining privacy not as a matter of ownership or control, but as a right to self-interpretation, this research establishes a novel philosophical foundation for future information ethics and technological design.

Malang City has evolved into a prominent hub for students. Embracing this new role, it has become a sought-after destination for learners from outside Java who wish to pursue their education at local universities. The influx of international students brings a vibrant intercultural dynamic to the city, affecting both the local community and the students themselves. As these students undergo the adaptation process to integrate and thrive in their new environment, they often face challenges such as culture shock, which arises from insufficient preparation and knowledge about their new surroundings. Culture shock can be minimized in the process of student adaptation by the application of intercultural communication, which can bridge the constraints of understanding in society. This research aims to examine the impact of intercultural communication on the adaptation process of Hindu students in Malang City, focusing on how it can reduce the incidence of culture shock. Employing a qualitative-interpretative approach, the research gathers data through comprehensive and interactive interviews based on the informants' personal experiences. Informants are selected using purposive sampling, and data is analyzed using the Miles and Huberman framework, which involves data collection, reduction, and interpretation. The outcomes highlight that culture shock among Hindu students in Malang City is influenced by internal factors, including personal abilities, insufficient factual information, and experiences in intercultural social interactions. While external factors include language, food, customs, and climate. The phases of culture shock development in the adaptation process include the optimistic phase, cultural phase, recovery phase, and adjustment phase. The duration for students to transition from experiencing culture shock to achieving adaptation ranges from one month to a year. Effective intercultural communication plays a crucial role in this adaptation process, helping to reduce the impact of culture shock by facilitating stages of convergence, divergence, and maintenance.

© 2016 American Chemical Society.High quality WSe2 films have been grown on bilayer graphene with layer-by-layer control of thickness using molecular beam epitaxy. The combination of angle-resolved photoemission, scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, and optical absorption measurements reveal the atomic and electronic structures evolution and optical response of WSe2/BLG. We observe that a bilayer of WSe2 is a direct bandgap semiconductor, when integrated in a BLG-based heterostructure, thus shifting the direct-indirect band gap crossover to trilayer WSe2. In the monolayer limit, WSe2 shows a spin-splitting of 475 meV in the valence band at the K point, the largest value observed among all the MX2 materials. The exciton binding energy of monolayer-WSe2/BLG is found to be 0.21 eV, a value that is orders of magnitude larger than that of conventional three-dimensional semiconductors, yet small as compared to other two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogennides semiconductors. Finally, our finding regarding the overall modification of the electronic structure by an alkali metal surface electron doping opens a route to further control the electronic properties of TMDCs.