Papers
11
Total Citations
172
H-Index
6
About
Chihyung Jeon is a scholar whose work sits at the crossroads of science and technology studies, human-robot interaction, and AI governance. Best known for his sustained investigation into public attitudes toward artificial intelligence and robot rights, Jeon has made significant contributions to understanding how ordinary people perceive the legal and moral status of AI systems. His widely cited dataset on public perceptions of AI and robot rights — garnering nearly 100 citations across related publications — has become a foundational resource for researchers navigating this emerging policy debate. His studies involving thousands of survey respondents revealed a compelling "punishment gap": while people instinctively feel AI should be held accountable for harm, existing legal frameworks make such accountability structurally difficult to achieve. Beyond survey-based research, Jeon has conducted rich ethnographic fieldwork on socially assistive robots deployed among elderly populations in South Korea, examining how human mediators shape and sustain the effectiveness of robotic care. His earlier historical work on upper-air meteorological observation further demonstrates a nuanced interest in how instruments and human labor co-produce scientific knowledge. Altogether, Jeon's scholarship offers essential perspectives for students grappling with the social, legal, and ethical dimensions of emerging technologies.
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- 1Collecting the Public Perception of AI and Robot Rights52 citations · 2020
- 2Collecting the Public Perception of AI and Robot Rights46 citations · 2020
- 3The Conflict Between People’s Urge to Punish AI and Legal Systems23 citations · 2021
- 4Will Punishing Robots Become Imperative in the Future?11 citations · 2020
- 5Talking over the robot10 citations · 2020
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- 10Explaining the Punishment Gap of AI and Robots.4 citations · 2020