Sophia is an android robot developed by Hanson Robotics. It was activated in 2015 and is modeled after actress Audrey Hepburn. David Hanson Jr. is the inventor and creator of Sophia and other humanoid robots. Sophia uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition capabilities to have conversations, though it relies on pre-programmed responses like a chatbot. While Sophia has impressed some in interviews, the scientific community views it as overstating its general intelligence and best categorizing it as a chatbot with a human-like face.