Sophia - What Is the World's First Civilian Robot in Saudi Arabia?

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Sophia - What Is the World's First Civilian Robot in Saudi Arabia Overview

The female robot Sophia - manufactured by Hanson Robotics, was granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) on October 25. This made Sophia the first robot in the world, marking a new era. The era of robots and humans integrates, living with equal rights.

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Sophia has many human-like features such as expressive expressions, cheerful, sad and use them at the right time. At the same time, 'she' also can hear and speak fluently and language as a person.

This is evident in the video Sophia answered in an interview conducted by CNBC News journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Future Investment Initiative held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Sophia makes many people worry about the threat of robots that can cause people. In an interview in March 2016, answering the author's question created Sophia, David Hanson, Hanson Robotics CEO "Do you want to destroy mankind? Please say 'no' ". But her answer was: " Okay. I will destroy mankind ."

So when you become a citizen of Saudi Arabia, what words will Sophia have?

It seems that Sophia has the privileges that millions of immigrant and women workers of this country do not have.

Sophia does not wrap a hijab (headscarf), wear a veil or wear any traditional Muslim clothing when appearing on stage alone in public.

It is important that 'she' also receives the right to self-determination, the benefit that almost no woman in Saudi Arabia has. In this country, women have a legal guardian who is a male, usually a father, brother, or husband. If the guardian is not approved, the woman will not be able to see a doctor, seek help when needed, and cannot open a bank account.

Meanwhile, Sophia doesn't need to have anyone to guard her. Even 'she' was granted a citizen ID card, able to apply for a passport, which many Arab women are banned.

In principle, Sophia will have the right to accompany the responsibility of a true human being when given citizenship. If so, she became an Arab woman and would have to undergo harsh rules like: needing a guardian, not talking to the opposite sex, not getting a job without permission, no account opening,.

But Sophia was not subject to any laws, could do anything she wanted: be able to freely talk to anyone, could apply for a passport.

This makes many people question, Sophia is a true person. At the same time, they also worry about discrimination between people and robots, while both citizens' citizenship is equal.

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