Thida Sachathep

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Dr. Thida Sachathep is a visionary scholar at the intersection of care work, technology, and social futures. Her research critically examines how automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and mixed reality are poised to transform the undervalued realm of reproductive labour—the physical, emotional, and developmental support that sustains societies. In her landmark 2024 paper, *Collective Imaginaries for the Futures of Care Work*, Dr. Sachathep challenges conventional narratives by asking not just what technologies *can* do for care, but what futures we *should* collectively imagine. This work, already garnering 3 citations in its first year, has sparked vital conversations among STS scholars, labour activists, and policymakers. By centering collective imagination as a tool for reshaping care, Dr. Sachathep moves beyond dystopian or techno-solutionist framings, offering a nuanced, participatory vision for how emerging technologies might support rather than supplant human connection. Her contributions are particularly notable for bridging critical theory with actionable foresight, making her a leading voice in debates on the future of work, gender, and social reproduction in an age of intelligent machines.