Famira Racy

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Famira Racy’s research lies at the fascinating intersection of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and human development, with a particular focus on the role of inner speech in shaping self-awareness. Her most-cited work, “Developing Self-Awareness in Robots via Inner Speech” (2020, 69 citations), is a pioneering contribution that bridges human introspection and machine consciousness. By drawing on the psychological functions of inner speech—such as self-regulation, attentional focus, and cognitive restructuring—Racy proposes a framework for endowing artificial agents with a form of self-awareness, challenging traditional boundaries between human cognition and AI. This work has sparked interdisciplinary interest, influencing both robotics and developmental psychology. Beyond this, her broader research explores how inner dialogue underpins identity formation and metacognition, offering fresh insights into how we understand both human minds and the machines we build to mirror them. Racy’s ability to synthesize philosophy, psychology, and engineering makes her a distinctive voice in the emerging field of cognitive robotics, and her ideas continue to inspire researchers exploring what it means for a system to truly “know itself.”