What happened to the robots that once threatened to destroy humanity?
Once shocking with her declaration, "I will destroy humanity," the robot Sophia has now become a global symbol of AI and humanitarian technology.
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•21/06/2025
Sophia caused a sensation in 2016 when she answered, "I would destroy humanity," in a public interview. This statement was quickly explained by Hanson Robotics as an unintentional language error from the programming system.
Since then, Sophia has become an icon of artificial intelligence, with many roles that are educational and inspiring.
In 2017, she was granted Saudi Arabian citizenship, sparking a global debate about robot rights.
Sophia frequently appears at international conferences, including the United Nations, to speak about AI, ethics, and the future of technology. She is also involved in digital art, with one of her NFTs selling for nearly $700,000 in 2021. Hanson Robotics continues to upgrade Sophia with increasingly sophisticated expressive capabilities, language, and social interaction.
Sophia is now a living symbol of responsible AI, rather than a "Terminator" as initially feared. Readers are invited to watch the following video : Iris scanning tool to verify human identity | VTV24
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