Yale College graduate to study AI and society as Lafayette Fellow
Yale College graduate to study AI and society as Lafayette Fellow
https://news.yale.edu/2026/06/11/yale-college-graduate-study-ai-and-society-lafayette-fellow
Publish Date: 2026-06-11 13:50:00
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Stella Choi ’26, a recent graduate of Yale College, will be part of the first cohort of Lafayette fellows, a new scholarship created by the French Embassy in the United States to deepen the academic and cultural exchange between France and the U.S. and to support young leaders interested in this transatlantic relationship.
Choi is one of 30 recipients of the scholarship, which will support master’s level study in France.
As a Yale undergraduate, Choi studied cognitive science and education, with a focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the educational landscape for students, and how young children are interacting with these emerging AI technologies.
She authored and self-published a children’s book, “Should Leif Trust Birdie the AI?: An Educational Introduction to Digital Literacy.” And for her senior thesis she designed a study exploring the effects reading such a book on children’s knowledge and trust in AI. She also held a variety of leadership roles in Korean and Christian organizations on campus.
As a Lafayette Fellow, Choi will attend the Paris School of AI at the Université Paris Sciences & Lettres (PSL), where she will complete a master’s degree program in AI and society. She hopes to leverage this international perspective to develop AI literacy tools for U.S. students.
The Paris School of AI at Université PSL is one of 15 leading French institutions that will partner with Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education within the French Embassy in the United States, and France Science for the inaugural edition of the Lafayette Fellowship.
The first cohort of fellows was announced on June 1 and will be welcomed in Paris on July 4, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of American independence.
“The Lafayette Fellowship is an investment in the next generation of American leaders and in the enduring friendship and partnership between France and the United States,” said Mohamed Bouabdallah,…
