The protagonist of I, robot , Will Smith , has surprised his fans by hanging a video on his brand new YouTube channel in which he tries to court Sophia, one of the most advanced humanoids in the world . The result of the meeting, which has taken place in the Cayman Islands, is strange and somewhat hilarious for the viewer. Despite this, the clip has achieved more than 880,000 views in just one day.
As , Sophia - created by Hanson Robotics of Hong Kong and activated in 2015 - is able to interact with people and react to their words and emotions in real time through first level artificial intelligence. However, their reactions and responses are still light years away from resembling those of a flesh and blood person.
"I just met the robot Sophia. He was not liking it ... I guess because of my background with the robots ", Smith wrote on his Instagram in clear reference to his starring role in the superproduction Yo, Robot , directed by Alex Proyas, in which his character investigated an alleged murder at the hands of an android.
Smith and Sophia interact for a few minutes during which Sophia's responses often take time to arrive, although when she does her answers are usually quite ingenious. The appointment begins does not start well since, after Will Smith is very happy to share those moments with the robot, it does not even flinch when he offers a glass of wine.
Then Smith is willing to explain a joke to break the ice, to which she responds: "Telling jokes is an irrational human behavior." Sophia's tastes also differ from those of the American actor, as she says she prefers electronic music over heavy metal or the songs that Smith himself recorded: "I've listened to your songs. They are not for me, "he snaps.
In addition, the humanoid is forceful to each attempt of the actor to conquer it, for example, when he makes a gesture to kiss her, she avoids saying: "I think we can be friends. Let's spend some time and get to know each other better for a while. Now you're on my friends list, "and then winks.
The facial reactions of the robot during the conversation are not wasted either, although they can be shocking in some moments. At the end of the video, Smith jokes to say he did not kiss Sophia because "there's still some work to be done with her" before taking that step. And he concludes: "We will meet again".