Meet Sophia, the human-like robot that wants to be your friend and also ‘destroy humans’
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Meet Sophia, the human-like robot that wants to be your friend and also ‘destroy humans’
Description
August 17, 2016
This is Sophia. She is a robot that can make more than 62 facial expressions and is bi-lingual. Cameras inside her eyes, combined with computer algorithms allow her to see, follow faces, make eye-contact and recognize individuals.
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Meet Sophia, the human-like robot that wants to be your friend and also ‘destroy humans’01:05 | August 17, 2016 -
New imaging solution helps detect reoccuring prostate cancer01:30 | October 15, 2025 -
How our brains experience cooler seasons06:05 | October 13, 2025 -
AI-generated ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood sparks Hollywood backlash01:59 | October 1, 2025 -
How to better AI-proof yourself for the future job market02:12 | September 28, 2025 -
NASA accelerates Artemis II moon mission timeline to February 202601:43 | September 24, 2025 -
First treatment for Huntington’s disease slows progression by 75%01:59 | September 24, 2025 -
‘No credible evidence’ that using Tylenol during pregnancy causing autism, despite Trump’s claim02:07 | September 22, 2025 -
‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says02:52 | September 22, 2025 -
Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 vaccines for some people02:04 | September 18, 2025 -
Scientists discover oldest mummies in the world00:35 | September 17, 2025 -
McGill, Harvard researchers develop tool to predict response to chemotherapy01:55 | September 10, 2025 -
Ancient life found on Mars? NASA suggests it may have found signs03:03 | September 10, 2025 -
Health Matters: 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception, report finds02:23 | September 10, 2025 -
Researchers warn about sepsis, say Canada needs national action plan02:19 | September 9, 2025 -
Stargazers gather worldwide in hopes to see rare blood moon02:20 | September 7, 2025 -
Scientists uncover potential untapped fresh water source in North Atlantic02:05 | September 6, 2025 -
DNA from ancient remains in Colombia reveal unknown human lineage02:04 | August 25, 2025 -
Humanoid robots compete and crash at China’s first ‘robot Olympics’02:09 | August 18, 2025 -
Robots show off their inner athlete at World Humanoid Robot Games02:34 | August 15, 2025 -
Canada’s ‘Starsailor’ Rocket set for historic launch06:16 | August 8, 2025 -
RFK Jr. cancels $500M in mRNA vaccine funding02:10 | August 6, 2025 -
Study finds ChatGPT responded in dangerous ways more than half the time to users seeking advice00:39 | August 6, 2025 -
NASA launch: SpaceX Crew-11 arrives at International Space Station00:53 | August 2, 2025 -
How scientists are harnessing AI to treat snakebites01:51 | July 31, 2025 -
What happens if this giant asteroid crashes into moon?01:57 | July 30, 2025 -
Harvard physicist suggests interstellar object could be alien probe: ‘Very peculiar’02:59 | July 30, 2025 -
Business Matters: Trump unveils AI action plan02:05 | July 24, 2025 -
World Court dubs climate change ‘existential threat’ in landmark opinion02:33 | July 23, 2025 -
World’s oldest ice source sampled from Antarctica, sent to U.K. for climate research01:37 | July 20, 2025 -
Babies born using 3-person IVF technique to avoid genetic disease02:00 | July 17, 2025 -
80th anniversary of 1st nuclear detonation02:13 | July 17, 2025
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Meet Sophia, the human-like robot that wants to be your friend and also ‘destroy humans’01:05 | August 17, 2016
-
New imaging solution helps detect reoccuring prostate cancer01:30 | October 15, 2025
-
How our brains experience cooler seasons06:05 | October 13, 2025
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AI-generated ‘actress’ Tilly Norwood sparks Hollywood backlash01:59 | October 1, 2025
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How to better AI-proof yourself for the future job market02:12 | September 28, 2025
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NASA accelerates Artemis II moon mission timeline to February 202601:43 | September 24, 2025
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First treatment for Huntington’s disease slows progression by 75%01:59 | September 24, 2025
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‘No credible evidence’ that using Tylenol during pregnancy causing autism, despite Trump’s claim02:07 | September 22, 2025
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‘This is a dying glacier’: Swiss icecap melting at frightening pace, expert says02:52 | September 22, 2025
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Quebec joins Alberta in ending free COVID-19 vaccines for some people02:04 | September 18, 2025
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Scientists discover oldest mummies in the world00:35 | September 17, 2025
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McGill, Harvard researchers develop tool to predict response to chemotherapy01:55 | September 10, 2025
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Ancient life found on Mars? NASA suggests it may have found signs03:03 | September 10, 2025
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Health Matters: 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception, report finds02:23 | September 10, 2025
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Researchers warn about sepsis, say Canada needs national action plan02:19 | September 9, 2025
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Stargazers gather worldwide in hopes to see rare blood moon02:20 | September 7, 2025
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Scientists uncover potential untapped fresh water source in North Atlantic02:05 | September 6, 2025
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DNA from ancient remains in Colombia reveal unknown human lineage02:04 | August 25, 2025
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-
Robots show off their inner athlete at World Humanoid Robot Games02:34 | August 15, 2025
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Harvard physicist suggests interstellar object could be alien probe: ‘Very peculiar’02:59 | July 30, 2025
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Business Matters: Trump unveils AI action plan02:05 | July 24, 2025
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World’s oldest ice source sampled from Antarctica, sent to U.K. for climate research01:37 | July 20, 2025
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Meet Sophia, the human-like robot that wants to be your friend and also ‘destroy humans’
Description
August 17, 2016
This is Sophia. She is a robot that can make more than 62 facial expressions and is bi-lingual. Cameras inside her eyes, combined with computer algorithms allow her to see, follow faces, make eye-contact and recognize individuals.
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