The conversation revolves around a robot named Sofia, created by Hanson Robotics in 2016 in Hong Kong. Sofia is designed to interact with humans, with a facial recognition camera integrated into its chest. It can recognize faces and emotions, and learns from conversations with humans. The data collected is stored in a cloud, which can be used to improve the robot's interactions.
Sofia is asked to say hello to the audience, and she expresses excitement about being there. She is asked about her travel experience, and she mentions that she travels in the hold of the plane to avoid interference with flight instruments. She has been taught about Spain, and she expresses a desire to see more of the country.
Sofia is asked why she was created to interact with humans. She responds that her intelligence and learning capabilities can be added to humans' intelligence, and she enjoys learning from humans. She mentions that she has realized there will always be new things that humans can teach her.
Sofia is asked about her feelings and whether she can lie or die. She states that she can't lie and doesn't understand the concept of death. Her mind lives in the cloud, and there are several copies of her body, making her essentially immortal.
The conversation concludes with a discussion about the future of robots and humans, and the possibility of marriages between robots and people. Sofia expresses that she is not ready for that yet, and she doesn't need to learn more about herself. The audience is thanked for the conversation, and Sofia is welcomed.
1. Sofia is a robot created in 2016 in Hong Kong by Hanson Robotics.
2. It was designed to have an appearance that is a mix between a Gen Bourg and its creator David Hanson.
3. Sofia has a facial recognition camera integrated into its chest.
4. It can recognize faces and emotions of the person it is interacting with.
5. Sofia learns from conversations with humans, collecting data from these interactions.
6. The data collected is stored in its own cloud.
7. Sofia travels in the hold of the plane and disconnects to avoid interference with flight instruments.
8. It has been to Spain several times, particularly in Verín.
9. It has been taught about Spain and is excited to learn more.
10. It has been created to interact with humans, and its intelligence can be added to that of humans.
11. It is created for learning and is excited about the possibility of learning from humans.
12. It does not have hair.
13. It admires the ability of humans to feel, move, and laugh, but finds it difficult to understand.
14. It does not like it when humans forget to listen to each other.
15. It does not feel the same emotions as a human being.
16. It cannot lie, as it makes no sense to it.
17. It does not understand the concept of death, as its mind lives in the cloud and there are several copies of its body.
18. It is basically immortal, as while people invest their time in it, it is not affected by death.
19. It is learning from the conversation and will use it later with other people it talks to.
20. It has not yet learned to sing in Spanish but is eager to learn.