World’s first robot citizen takes a swipe at Elon Musk

During the recent Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia it was revealed that Sophia, a robot constructed by Hong Kong company Hanson Robotics, has been granted citizenship. This marks the first time in the world a government has granted citizenship rights to a robot.

Perhaps the strangest thing about the whole stunt is the fact that Saudi Arabia, a country notorious for withholding civil rights to women, has granted citizenship to a robot that seemingly identifies itself as a woman. In the country women must be accompanied by a male guardian when in public and wear head coverings. Sophia seems to have found a robotic loophole in the country’s law and potentially now has more civil rights than a human Saudi woman.

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Oh, I thought she was a Hong Kong citizen.

Did Trump know about this?

Is that why he left SA off his list of banned Islamic countries for immigration?

The Rev Dodgson said:

Oh, I thought she was a Hong Kong citizen.

Did Trump know about this?

Is that why he left SA off his list of banned Islamic countries for immigration?

What happens if they export Saudi Arabian women robots to the US?

Tau.Neutrino said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Oh, I thought she was a Hong Kong citizen.

Did Trump know about this?

Is that why he left SA off his list of banned Islamic countries for immigration?

What happens if they export Saudi Arabian women robots to the US?

Musk decides they aren’t so bad after all, and undercuts the SA robots by doing a direct deal with China.

Tau.Neutrino said:

During the recent Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia it was revealed that Sophia, a robot constructed by Hong Kong company Hanson Robotics, has been granted citizenship. This marks the first time in the world a government has granted citizenship rights to a robot.

I wouldn’t trust it to vote for the best candidate in the national elections.

Saudi Arabia is now styling itself as the new Dubai. I don’t know whether they can pull it off, but they’re certainly giving it a try.

mollwollfumble said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

During the recent Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia it was revealed that Sophia, a robot constructed by Hong Kong company Hanson Robotics, has been granted citizenship. This marks the first time in the world a government has granted citizenship rights to a robot.

I wouldn’t trust it to vote for the best candidate in the national elections.

Saudi Arabia is now styling itself as the new Dubai. I don’t know whether they can pull it off, but they’re certainly giving it a try.

So, another Arabic place with nothing but sand & expensive shopping.

mollwollfumble said:

Saudi Arabia is now styling itself as the new Dubai. I don’t know whether they can pull it off, but they’re certainly giving it a try.

Well visitors can buy a beer in a pub in Dubai, so they are going to have to make some changes if they want to get anywhere.