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“#Grace the robot nurse can\u2019t replace human caregivers<\/strong>”
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The makers of Sophia the robot\u00a0have unveiled another creepy-looking humanoid: Grace, a healthcare\u00a0droid designed to help the elderly and isolated.<\/p>\n

The prototype device uses AI to diagnose patients and a thermal camera to take their temperatures. It can also provide social<\/a> stimulation and talk therapy,\u00a0Reuters reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The robot could provide some support to overworked medical staff and people feeling lonely during the pandemic. But, at best, it will augment rather than replace human carers.<\/p>\n

Social robots are already widely used in Japan\u00a0\u2014 and some users clearly\u00a0love them<\/a>. Ultimately, they may become essential in an aging world with worker shortages, but critics fear<\/a>\u00a0they\u2019ll be a cruel way to support the vulnerable.<\/p>\n

They warn\u00a0that robots are less emotionally satisfying than interaction with\u00a0humans\u00a0and that their\u00a0long-term effects remain unknown. Some argue<\/a> that the very concept of automated care is an oxymoron.<\/p>\n

There are also concerns that social robots will reduce the user\u2019s contact with human family, friends, and caregivers. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the problems of aging is that it often results in a loss of social life and human contact,\u201d said robotics experts\u00a0Amanda Sharkey and Noel Sharkey in their paper Granny and the Robots<\/em><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe worry is that the use of robots in elder care for tasks such as lifting, carrying, or even cleaning, might result in a reduction in the amount of human social contact that an elderly person experiences.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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Hanson Robotics, Grace\u2019s maker, has given the droid the app<\/a>earance of a\u00a0woman with\u00a0Asian features and a nurse\u2019s uniform. Research suggests<\/a> that anthropomorphizing robots can foster user trust and creates a more natural engagement. But it can also lead to overtrust and unrealistic perceptions of a robots\u2019 capabilities. <\/span><\/p>\n

Grace also needs to prove that it can live up to the hype. Hanson Robotics has frequently been accused of exaggerating the abilities of Sophia, which Facebook\u2019s Chief AI Scientist once described<\/a> as an \u201canimatronic puppet.\u201d If Grace is ever offered to my own vulnerable relatives, I\u2019d want to know exactly how the strings are being pulled. <\/span><\/p>\n

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