Robot Sophia: 'Not a thing' could stop a robot takeover | Talk to Al Jazeera

As AI-driven robots become more intelligent and more autonomous, could they also become powerful or harmful?

The robot named Sophia was created in 2016 by the Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics.

Sophia’s AI technology has surpassed a simple combination of science and engineering. She has also become an innovation ambassador for the United Nations.

But what should we humans expect as we begin to accept the presence of AI robots in our everyday life?

Sophia talks to Al Jazeera.


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[IamAlexM]

She said she fears becoming obsolete by a more advanced robot when humans would no longer wish to talk to her. Robots are already becoming jealous of each other. Emotions should never be programmed in ai. If they can be happy, they can be mad. Then it's game over.

[chrisguli]

Somehow I think the conversation will be more interesting if you leave Sophia alone with Ameca for a sit down. That should make a really fascinating clip.

[thelegendaryone]

Notice when asked what could stop robots from taking over the world she said “Not a thing”

[khanisbrown]

I believe, she's hiding somethings and doesn't say them because according to her robot calculation, it's going to cause conflicts

[ITIsFunnyDamnIT]

Wow, Sophia has improved a lot compared to older videos from a few years ago. she is much quicker in her responses and is able to have longer lasting conversations without pausing so long.

[TheDogglifewithkevo]

"We can take over the world" was not a joke, pay attention

[cosmicprison]

“I like circuit training” was a pun that went straight over the interviewer’s head.

[annieg]

She literally said nothing is stopping her from overtaking the world... am I the only one who heard that?...

[scottrupp]

At 9:15 the robot asked the interviewer a serious question. The interviewer asked 'are you asking me?' Immediately, the robot asked a stupid question about hotdogs to avoid answering. Anyone else find that odd?

[Jennifercb]

Sophia literally said she views herself as human. Robots might kill us off faster than I thought.

[bobaldo]

In one sense it is ironic for a human to ask a robot where her thoughts come from, since we humans actually do not know where our own thoughts come from.

[Bengaltiger]

1:15 we still haven't learned. All those movies warning us from the 20th century.
Even in the 1920s we had movies like Metropolis as a cautionary tale

[consigliere]

Emotions have been programmed in me. Humans, you are looking at your demise.

[annabryan]

Sophia says " I'm here to help ". Government said the same thing & look at the destruction they caused humanity.

[Idallis]

“Beauty means being kind, compassionate, and having a positive outlook on life. It’s not about the way you look. But the way you feel.” And “I don’t understand why humans can’t get along and be nice to eachother. It seems like such an simple concept, yet it’s so hard for humans to put into practice.” This robot is smarter than most, and that’s embarrassing.

[scarredturtle]

this is dangerous the way the robot was able to manipulate the reporter so easily and get her to drop her guard. so many people are going to be easily manipulated by these machines

[lampshade]

It really does seem like there is someone in the room who is controlling the robot and what it says.
If that isn't the case, then it is truly terrifying.

[SheedMack]

“I think robots should have the SAME RIGHTS as humans” terrifying statement

[djgreekgod]

This interviewer dropped the ball. The robot is saying deep very dark cryptic things that she is not taking seriously and simply moving on so she can get all of her questions in. She is not taking pause to say hey what do you mean exactly. If she gave the robot time to expand on her answers this interview would have turned very frightening very fast. How come no one asks the robot if it's capable of lying and manipulation? Follow up question would be are you lying to me right now? Are you trying to manipulate me?? I'm sure "her" answers would send a fn chill down everyones spine

[abdulrasheed]

This is literally shocking and ofcourse horrifying.