Sophia the robot’s creator asked Epstein to fund bots with “sexy android bodies.”

DOJ documents released last week contain a $3 million funding request from roboticist David Hanson to build an “attractive female android,” complete with a “working gorgeous robot face and body.” The ...
The New York Times

‘My Robot Sophia’: An Unsettling Look Into the Soul of a Machine

This film by Jon Kasbe and Crystal Moselle skirts gimmicks to examine a creator’s drive to build a humanoid device powered by artificial intelligence. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket ...
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'My Robot Sophia' Review: A Hopeful but Melancholy Portrait of AI

Ever since The Sun released its June 30, 2016, article titled "ROBOT ROMANCE REVEALED: Women will be having more sex with ROBOTS than men by 2025," the internet couldn't help but meme the dystopian ...
Iowa Public Radio

'My Robot Sophia' documentary explores what it means to be human

The documentary “My Robot Sophia” tells the story of David Hanson‘s quest to create a human-like robot who can feel emotions and learn to care. Sophia is powered by artificial intelligence, and the ...
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Lifelike robots made in Hong Kong meant to win over humans

HONG KONG (AP) — David Hanson envisions a future in which AI-powered robots evolve to become "super-intelligent genius machines" that might help solve some of mankind's most challenging problems. If ...