Victor Grech

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Victor Grech is a distinctive voice at the intersection of medicine, literature, and philosophy. His primary research areas span artificial intelligence in medicine, the psychology of science fiction, and the conceptual boundaries of sentience and humanity. Grech’s most impactful contribution, "Artificial intelligence in medicine" (2020, 31 citations), critically examines the integration of AI into clinical practice, addressing both its transformative potential and ethical pitfalls. Beyond clinical tech, Grech explores the deep-seated human desire for transformation in his work "The Pinocchio Syndrome and the Prosthetic Impulse in science fiction" (2012, 4 citations), coining the term “Pinocchio syndrome” to describe the literary and psychological drive of artificial beings to become human. He further dissects the nuances of consciousness in "Sentience in science fiction 101" (2016, 2 citations), clarifying the critical distinction between mere perception and self-awareness. Grech’s unique scholarship bridges hard science with speculative fiction, offering researchers a rare, interdisciplinary lens through which to view the future of human-machine relations. His work is essential reading for those interested in how narrative and technology co-evolve.