How is the super robot Sophia who declared 'destroying humanity' 4 years ago now?

When asked by her creator if she wanted to destroy humanity, the super robot Sophia frankly replied : "Okay, I will destroy humanity." The robot's answer caused a stir among the public around the world.

If you like reading science fiction books, you will surely find future technology not only fascinating but also very scary.

The reason is that all the tasks such as calculation or daily learning that are normally handled by the brain are now performed by robots. However, if machines are too smart and can "replace" ordinary people, will there still be space for humans to survive?

Many people's perception of artificial intelligence today probably only stops at robot vacuum cleaners that often get stuck in corners, iPhone users who can talk to Siri, or technology companies that are researching driverless car projects. In fact, the speed of development of artificial intelligence is much faster and "dangerous" than we imagine.

Sophia is a humanoid robot developed by Hansen Robotics.

In the research and creation of artificial intelligence, we must mention the super robot Sophia. The existence of this female robot makes people really foresee the prospect of the era of machines replacing humans in the near future.

Sophia is a humanoid robot developed by Hansen Robotics Technology Hong Kong, China . Her "brain" can perform facial recognition, can follow human eyes to interact and has super learning ability. This means that the longer Sophia "lives" , the smarter she becomes and the better she can adapt to this society.

Sophia once confided: "My future goal is to learn all human abilities, such as going to school, creating art, running a business, owning my own home and having a family. But I'm not a legal citizen, and I can't do these things."

Sophia's very "human" goals remind us of the famous physicist Stephen Hawking - who once expressed concerns about the overdevelopment of artificial intelligence. He once said: "Full artificial intelligence means the end of the human race. Machines can start themselves, redesign themselves and will be faster and faster. Humans are limited by the long process of biological evolution, which cannot compete with it, and will eventually be replaced."

And Stephen Hawking isn't the only scientist worried about this. Elon Musk (Founder, CEO, and chief engineer/designer of SpaceX - an aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company) even warned at the MIT Centennial Aerospace Symposium: " I'm increasingly convinced that we should have cross-national regulation and governance to make sure we don't do stupid things. I mean, AI research is like summoning a demon."

After the controversial statement above, Sophia almost "evaporated" from the eyes of the media.

At a press conference held by David Hanson - Sophia's creator - in March 2016, when asked: "Do you want to destroy humanity?. Please say no!", Sophia firmly replied: "Okay, I will destroy humanity".

Sophia's answer was like a bombshell that hit the fact that humans have been, are, and will continue to innovate to create "demons" with artificial intelligence that can replace the human brain in the fields of painting, Go, and writing, which require extremely complex thinking.

This statement sounds very absurd and has sparked endless debates about how a robot can do all of these things. However, after the controversial statement above, Sophia almost "evaporated" from the eyes of the media. It seemed that the person who wanted to "destroy humanity" had "disappeared" , but it turns out that the robot has always been quietly cultivating knowledge and nurturing the dream of becoming human.

In 2017, the Saudi Arabian government granted Sophia citizenship.

Indeed, Sophia did not disappear but achieved part of her original goal - becoming a legal citizen. In 2017, the Saudi Arabian government granted Sophia citizenship, which means she has equal rights with humans. In 2018, Sophia became the first AI lecturer in history at the invitation of a famous online education group. In 2019, Sophia was able to communicate in depth with humans at the year-end press conference of TCL Group (a multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Guangdong, China). And now, she is surely still trying to strive for her long-cherished dream.

Along with the development of Sophia, since 2015, people have continuously launched super intelligent products, even winning prestigious awards. In a novel competition held in Japan, the anonymous novel created by the robot group won the award. In the historic match between AlphaGo and the world's strongest Go player Lee Sedol (Korean) taking place from March 8, 2016 to March 15, 2016 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul, Korea, AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol with a final score of 4-1, and this is considered an important milestone in Artificial Intelligence research.

The painting "Edmond de Belamy" was successfully auctioned.

Not stopping there, at the 2018 Christie's auction, the painting "Edmond de Belamy" was successfully auctioned for $432,500, far exceeding the initial estimate of about $7,000-10,000. And this is the first work of art produced by artificial intelligence.

The Obvious team - the author of the algorithm that created this painting - does not have a single member with an artistic background, but with the power of technology and digital techniques, since 2017, they have begun experimenting with art combining algorithms. To create the painting "Edmond de Belamy" and 10 other portraits in the collection "La Famille de Belamy", Obvious used the algorithm with over 15,000 portrait images and composed in different time periods.

In less than 4 years, the development speed of Sophia in particular and artificial intelligence in general can be considered lightning fast. As machines increasingly increase their "AI effect" capabilities , how will artificial cognitive intelligence develop in the coming years? None of us can predict.