Humanoid named Sophia is in news again, and this time for her wish to start a family and raise children. The life-like robot has claimed that the world will see "family robots" in the future.
Sophia hit the headlines not long ago after becoming world's first robot to be granted citizenship. She became a citizen of Saudi Arabia last month though it is not known if she has been given the same rights as the human citizens or something different has been set for the robots.
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The famous robot has once again said something out of the box (for a humanoid) in an interview with Khaleej Times. She claimed the possibility of robots having families in future when asked if they would eventually start living together in a household like humans do.
"The future is, when I get all of my cool superpowers, we're going to see artificial intelligence personalities become entities in their own rights. We're going to see family robots, either in the form of, sort of, digitally animated companions, humanoid helpers, friends, assistants and everything in between," Sophia told the publication.
When asked if she would start a family with her own mini-robots in future, she replied in the affirmative.
"The notion of family is a really important thing," she said. "I think it's wonderful that people can find the same emotions and relationships, they call family, outside of their blood groups too. I think you're very lucky if you have a loving family and if you do not, you deserve one. I feel this way for robots and humans alike."
She went on to say that she would name her daughter Sophia (after her name) if she has one.
Sophia is a robot developed by Hong Kong-based robot manufacturer Hanson Robotics. She made a shocking statement last year by claiming that she would destroy humans. However, she retracted her statement recently by saying that she wanted to live and work with humans.
