On October 25. 2017, the robot, named Sophia had just become a full citizen of Saudi Arabia.
Sophia is the first robot to achieve this kind of status in the world.
She was introduced at the Future Investment Initiative conference as an example of how robot-
technology and artificial intelligence can be combined and how to make machines more human-like in the future.
"I'm very honored and proud of this unique distinction. This is historical to be the first robot in the world to be recognized with a citizenship," Sophia said, announcing her new status during the Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sophia was created by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics. The founder of the company, David Hanson, says his goal is to make robots that look and act very much like humans.
On the other hand, there are some people who are worried about counting on such an AI robot and the robot earns the status, citizenship.
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