15-12-2017 20:27 via futurism.com

Saudi Arabia Made a Citizen. Now, She’s Calling For Women’s Rights.

The AI Advocate in Saudi Arabia
When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia granted a citizenship to Hanson Robotics’ female-looking robot Sophia, most thought it was just to appeal to the audience of the Future Investment Initiative. Well, it turns out that the whole affair was a PR stunt, as Hanson Robotics CEO David Hanson clarified with CNBC earlier this month.
Sophia seems to be making the most of what she was given since given citizenship in Saudi Arabia, as the artificial intelligence (AI) has
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