Robot Sophia: It once threatened to "destroy mankind". What has it become now?

At that time, robots only appeared in science fiction movies. These cold machines made by cutting-edge technology and coming from the future have brought great changes to human society. However, whenever something new is born, human beings will weigh the pros and cons. Although robots can solve many human troubles and make life convenient, once robots produce "wisdom", they will face the risk of losing control. No one wants to see such a situation. Four years ago, the robot Sophia once said the word "destroying mankind" in public. At that moment, everyone gasped.

Not everyone is optimistic about the development of artificial intelligence. According to a survey conducted by the British Science Association, people are mainly concerned about three issues. First, the rise of artificial intelligence will pose a serious threat to mankind; Second, artificial intelligence will deprive human jobs and cause social unrest; Third, excessive artificial intelligence will produce emotions, and then replace human beings to "live". In a word, most people only like robots in sci-fi movies and don't want them to appear in the real world.

In addition, Stephen Hawking also warned that there will be a major technological disaster threatening human survival in the future 1000. Of course, it is impossible for human beings to become extinct, because the technology of emigrating to outer space may have been developed by then. However, if Hawking's statement is alarmist, then the words of Tesla boss elon musk are very convincing. So far, he has taken a big step towards space exploration. He believes that the rise of artificial intelligence will be tantamount to "summoning the devil". If it is not stopped in time, it will definitely dig its own grave.

20/kloc-in March, 2006, Hanson Robotics Company of Hong Kong developed a robot named Sophia. It is designed to look like a human female. It can not only make 62 different facial expressions, but also talk to people through a wide-angle camera in the body. However, Sophia's overnight fame is also due to her agent David Hansen. David Hansen is the CEO of the company. His original intention was to design Sophia as a human being, including function and emotion.

On the surface, Sophia is very close to human beings, and the soft rubber skin adds softness and temperature to her. Compared with other cold robots, it is really a bit different. Soon after, Sophia participated in an interview with Business Insider. When she stood on the stage, the host exclaimed, because she had never seen any robot so similar to human beings. However, she soon calmed down. According to the original plan, the next thing she has to do is to ask Sophia questions and then answer them one by one.

Without thinking, Sophia is amazing. When the host asked her which movie or TV series she liked to watch, she not only gave a specific name, but also expressed her understanding of herself. Her rigorous language organization ability and independent thinking ability surprised the host. However, this is far from enough, because when Sophia was asked about human beings, she said "destroy mankind". At that time, the room was full of surprises. Everyone was shocked, except David Hansen, who was still smiling. Did the previous concerns about artificial intelligence really come true?

In fact, according to relevant sources, this answer is just an instruction that David Hansen implanted in Sophia in advance. As far as the current level of scientific and technological development is concerned, robots can't have emotions, maybe they can answer questions, but in the end they can't escape from human control. Today, Sophia has become the first AI teacher in human history. She not only became a citizen of Saudi Arabia, but also obtained a visa from Azerbaijan. This once "raving" robot is adapting to this society in a human way of life.