Sarah is predicting future crime, defending the human in technology, data science / applied AI, life coach, author of “The Psychology of Cybersecurity: Hacking and the Human Mind” In this eye-opening episode, we welcome Dr Sarah Y. Zheng, a neuropsychologist and Research Fellow at UCL’s Dawes Centre for Future Crime, to explore a chilling but not-so-distant frontier: the crime and security risks posed by social robots Sarah’s work sits at the intersection of human psychology and emerging technology Her research examines how social robots, machines designed not just to act, but to relate, to humans might be weaponised in the future, from social engineering attacks and espionage to physical misuse and data breaches In our conversation, she walks us through: • The new crime vectors that social robots could enable, manipulation, surveillance, and even emotional exploitation • The real-world research she’s leading in collaboration with law enforcement, policymakers, and industry • The ethical and technical countermeasures we urgently need and the hard questions we're not asking yet • Why human behaviour, not just high-tech safeguards, lies at the heart of defending against future robot-enabled crime • Whether you're a technologist, policy maker, security professional, or simply curious about the future of human robot interaction, this episode is a powerful call to think more deeply about how we build and guard the machines we invite into our lives Tune in and join us for a conversation that could shape how we understand and mitigate the next generation of crime #ArtificialIntelligence #Robots #Leadership #Sales #Marketing