Saudi Arabia Grants Citizenship to Robot

Sophia has porcelain skin, defined cheekbones and quite a flashy smile. She's also a robot. Ahead of Wednesday’s Future Investment Initiative event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, officials granted this humanoid robot citizenship, making Sophia the first robot to receive citizenship anywhere in the world. The bot, made by Hanson Robotics, is modeled to look like Audrey Hepburn (does Sophia do Audrey justice?). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMrX08PxUNY Throughout the interview, Sophia flashed a somewhat eerie, unnatural looking smile—at one point trying to fool us all, saying she feels positive most of the time. Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Sophia, “Can robots be self-aware, conscious and know they’re robots?” Sophia quickly responded with, “How do you know you are human?” If this doesn't scream the show Westworld, then you have a new series to watch. Sophia also poked fun at Elon Musk and Hollywood.