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117: The 'Sophia the Robot' Conspiracy
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117: The 'Sophia the Robot' Conspiracy

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July 12, 20211h 16m

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Show Notes

Sophia the Robot is one of the most famous robots in the world, outside of those in Sci-fi. Although, there may be more fiction than fact when it comes to her artificial intelligence…

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References & Further Reading

What is a Robot?
  1. https://www.britannica.com/technology/robot-technology
Sophia The Robot
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78-1MlkxyqI
  2. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/05/hanson-robotics-sophia-the-robot-pr-stunt-artificial-intelligence.html
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fnCQC7bLs0
  4. https://www.hansonrobotics.com/sophia/
  5. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/sophia-robot-artificial-intelligence-science
  6. https://www.businessinsider.com/meet-the-first-robot-citizen-sophia-animatronic-humanoid-2017-10?r=US&IR=T
  7. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zarastone/2017/11/07/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sophia-the-worlds-first-robot-citizen/#18ede81546fa
  8. https://www.businessinsider.com/sophia-robot-hanson-robotics-other-humanoids-2017-11?r=US&IR=T
Strong AI, Chinese Room & Turing Tests
  1. https://www.ibm.com/cloud/learn/strong-ai
  2. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/
  3. https://iep.utm.edu/chineser/
  4. https://www.britannica.com/technology/Turing-test#ref1252405
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