2. Sophia (robot)
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• History
• Inventor
• Capabilities
• Events
• Reception in the scientific community
What is robot?
A robot is a machine especially one programmable by a computer
capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically.
3. History
Sophia was activated on April 19,
2015.The robot is modeled after actress
Audrey Hepburn and is known for its
human-like appearance and behavior
compared to previous robotic variants.
According to the manufacturer, David
Hanson, Sophia uses artificial
intelligence, visual data processing and
facial recognition
4. Inventor
David Franklin Hanson Jr. is an American
designer and entrepreneur, responsible
for the creation of a series of realistic
facial-expression producing humanoid
robots. In the 1980s, Hanson spent two
years studying at the University of North
Texas in Denton .In 1992, he was accepted
into the BFA program at Rhode Island
School of Design in Providence .He
received his Ph.D. in aesthetic studies and
interactive arts and engineering from the
University of Texas at Dallas in spring of
2007.
5. Capabilities
Sophia is conceptually similar to
the computer program ELIZA,
which was one of the first
attempts at simulating a human
conversation .The software has
been programmed to give pre-
written responses to specific
questions or phrases, like a
chatbot .
6. Events
Sophia has been interviewed in
the same manner as a human,
striking up conversations with
hosts. Some replies have been
nonsensical, while others have
impressed interviewers such as
60 Minutes' Charlie Rose. In a
piece for CNBC, when the
interviewer expressed concerns
about robot behavior, Sophia
joked that he had "been reading
too much Elon Musk. And
watching too many Hollywood
movies“.
7. Reception in the scientific community
Sophia is often presented to the public in a way that theatrically
overstates its level of general intelligence; according to Quartz,
experts who have reviewed the robot's open-source code state
that Sophia is best categorized as a chatbot with a face