Saudi Arabia's Newest Citizen Is a Robot And She Just Had a Go at Elon Musk

Saudi Arabia's Newest Citizen Is a Robot And She Just Had a 

Go at Elon Musk

Saudi Arabia's Newest Citizen Is a Robot And She Just Had a Go at Elon Musk

An empty-eyed robot named Sophia has become the primary automaton within the world to be granted a citizenship.

Saudi Arabia conferred citizenship on Sophia sooner than the longer term Investment Initiative, control within the kingdom's capital town of national capital on weekday.

"I am terribly worthy and pleased with this distinctive distinction," Sophia told the audience, speaking on a panel. "This is historical to be the primary automaton within the world to be recognised with a citizenship."

She did not elaborate on the main points of her citizenship.

At the event, Sophia conjointly addressed  the area from behind a platform and skilled queries from moderator and journalist Saint Andrew the Apostle Ross Sorkin. queries pertained largely to Sophia's standing as a robot and considerations folks could have for the longer term of humanity in an exceedingly robot-run world.

Sorkin told Sophia that "we all wish to forestall a nasty future," prompting Sophia to rib Sorkin for his determinism.

"You've been reading an excessive amount of Elon Musk. And looking at too several Hollywood movies," Sophia told Sorkin. "Don't worry, if you are nice to Pine Tree State, i will be nice to you. Treat Pine Tree State as a sensible input output system."

In March of 2016, Sophia's creator, David Hanson of Hanson artificial intelligence, asked Sophia throughout a live demonstration at the SXSW competition, "Do you would like to destroy humans?…Please say 'no.'" With a blank expression, Sophia responded, "OK. i will be able to destroy humans."

Hanson, meanwhile, has same Sophia and her future automaton kin can facilitate seniors in senior care facilities and assist guests at parks and events.

Fortunately for the mankind, Sophia created comments additional on those lines at the recent Future Investment Initiative event. She told Sorkin she wished to use her computer science to assist humans "live a higher life," which "I can do abundant [sic] best to create the planet a higher place."

Sophia might before long have company from alternative artificial intelligence makers, particularly SoftBank, whose Pepper automaton was free as a model in 2014 and as a shopper model a year later. the corporate sold-out out of its provide of one,000 robots in but a moment.

This article was originally published by Business Insider