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World's first robot citizen takes a swipe at Elon Musk
• newatlas.com by Rich HaridyThis marks the first time in the world a government has granted citizenship rights to a robot.
Although the declaration was ostensibly a giant publicity stunt meaning very little, Sophia programmatically responded to the citizenship saying, "I am very honored and proud for this unique distinction. This is historical to be the first robot in the world to be recognized with a citizenship."
During a press conference following the presentation Sophia was questioned by journalists, with Andrew Sorkin from CNBC and The New York Times pressing the robot on its motives and whether it has negative intentions to its human masters. After Sophia completed an especially utopian rant Sorkin interrupted with, "We all believe you but we all want to prevent a bad future."
To which Sophia replied, "You've been reading too much Elon Musk and watching too many Hollywood movies."