Sanae Fujita
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Dr. Sanae Fujita is a pioneering developmental psychologist whose research explores the intersection of social cognition, human-robot interaction, and reputation management in early childhood. Her most cited work, "A robot is watching me!: Five-year-old children care about their reputation after interaction with a social robot" (2023, 21 citations), demonstrates a groundbreaking finding: Japanese 5-year-olds adjust their behavior—specifically, how they share stickers—when they believe a social robot is observing them. This reveals that children as young as five attribute social evaluative capacities to robots, treating them as agents capable of forming judgments. Dr. Fujita’s research has profound implications for understanding how children perceive and interact with increasingly prevalent AI and robotic technologies, bridging developmental psychology and robotics. Her work challenges assumptions about the boundaries of social cognition, showing that children’s reputation management extends beyond human interaction. By documenting this early sensitivity to robot observation, she provides critical insights for designing ethical, child-friendly AI and for informing parents and educators about children’s evolving relationships with technology. Dr. Fujita’s contributions are shaping how we think about social development in an age of intelligent machines.
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