Grace Cheong
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Grace Cheong is an emerging researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robot ethics, dementia care, and the philosophy of human-machine interaction. Her most notable contribution, "The Use of Deception in Dementia-Care Robots: Should Robots Tell 'White Lies' to Limit Emotional Distress?" (2023), tackles one of the more philosophically provocative questions in assistive robotics — whether it is ethically permissible for caregiving robots to deploy deceptive communication strategies, such as misdirection, when caring for dementia patients. This work addresses a pressing real-world challenge: as global populations age and dementia rates climb, the demand for caregiving solutions is outpacing the human workforce available to meet it. Cheong's research critically examines the ethical trade-offs involved when robots take on roles traditionally requiring nuanced human judgment and compassion. With 3 citations already accrued, her work is beginning to attract attention within the bioethics and human-robot interaction communities. Her scholarship is particularly valuable for students and practitioners navigating the ethical design of assistive technologies, offering a rigorous yet accessible framework for thinking about honesty, autonomy, and dignity in robotic caregiving contexts.
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