Jeffrey Epstein told a journalist he funded Sophia the robot, who he claimed would have ‘more empathy than a woman’
1 min readPhoto: Moscow, Russia — Sophia humanoid robot speaking Russian at Open Innovations Conference in 2017. Anton Gvozdikov/Shutterstock
Sophia can make over 50 facial expressions and was first debuted at the South by Southwest festival in March 2016 in Austin, Texas. She has been interviewed multiple times, including by Business Insider. She can speak conversationally, and …
Sophia the robot garnered national media attention for her advanced artificial intelligence, quotable moments (she said she wanted to “destroy humans”), diverse facial expressions, and one-time spat with Chrissy Teigen. As it turns […]
Sophia was built by Hanson Robotics, a Hong Kong company created and led by David Hanson. Hanson teamed up with Ben Goertzel, founder of open-source software project OpenCog, to create Sophia. Goertzel has […]