Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to a humanoid robot named Sophia. “Thank you to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” the country’s newest citizen said. But many people recognized the irony of Sophia’s new recognition: A robot simulation of a woman enjoys freedoms that flesh-and-blood women in Saudi Arabia do not. And children of Saudi women who are married to foreign men cannot receive citizenship. #FII2017 pic.twitter.com/bsv5LmKwlf — CIC Saudi Arabia (@CICSaudi) October 25, 2017Sophia insisted that he was watching too many movies and reading too much Elon Musk.

Source: Washington Post October 29, 2017 17:31 UTC