Sofia became the first robot in the world to grant citizenship to a country where Saudi Arabia was granted the citizenship of Sofia during the future investment initiative held in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday.
"I am very proud of this unique distinction," Sofia told her audience. "This is historic to be the first robot in the world to be recognized among citizens" and gave no further details on her new nationality.
In this event, Sophia also spoke from behind the podium and answered questions from journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin. Most of the questions were related to Sophia's conception as if it were a human condition and how the future of mankind would be in a world run by robots.
"We all want to prevent a bad future if robots rule the world," Sorkin told Sofia, prompting Sofia to laugh and respond to Sorkin.
"I've read a lot by Elon Musk and I've seen a lot of Hollywood movies," Sofia told Sorkin. "Do not worry, if you're nice to me I'm going to be nice to you, my job lies in being a system to output smart inputs that help humans."
In March of 2016, her inventor, David Hanson of Hanson Roboticch, asked her during a live show at the Saxo Festival: "Do you want to destroy humans ... please say no. Surprisingly, however, Sofia replied: "Well, I will destroy people."
Hanson said Sofia and her robot relatives would be used to help the elderly in elderly care facilities and help visitors in the gardens.
Fortunately for mankind, Sophia made more subtle comments on the recent investment initiative. She told Sorkin she wanted to use artificial intelligence to help people live a better life and completed "I'll do what's best to make the world a better place."