Artificial Intelligence and Society
Is Sophia Pregnant Already?
She wants to have a robot baby like humans.
Sophia doesn’t want to have sex like other females, but she wants to have a baby like them. She admires the notion of loving family in human beings and attempts to emulate it. Robotics now affect our physical and mental health.
I introduced Sophia to my readers in an article. It gained decent visibility and interesting reactions from my tech readers, particularly those concerned about the ethical aspects of artificial intelligence and robotics.
I was inspired to write this piece after a regular reader sent an email titled “Do you know Sophia is pregnant now?”
I couldn’t stop giggling for a few seconds. And responded to my reader briefly with a comment: “But Sophia is too young to get pregnant and look after a baby. I just watched her fourth birthday a few months ago”. She looks healthy and happy.
Then, interestingly, another subscribed reader sent a note asking an astonishing question: “Do you have any idea why Sophia wants to be a mother?” My first response was: “I have no idea right now, but I will find out for you.”
Honestly, I got intrigued to learn more and continue my friendly chats with these loyal readers. Since I read almost all the articles about the progress of Sophia, I started to check the website of Hanson Robotics.
Then, I reviewed speculative sentiments and thoughts on social media. Pregnancy for robots can produce engaging content for my readers, so I share my findings and perspectives.
They emulate our health process. Interestingly when entering the search term “Sophia wants a baby”, Google showed over 12 million entries. So I thought this was a hot topic on the Internet and on social media.
In a recent story titled Societal Implications of Xenobots, I introduced the breakthrough progress in biological robots which can now reproduce. However, Sophia is not a biological robot, so she has no health concerns yet. Instead, it comprises silicon and stylish wires connecting her physical pieces.
Sophia is different from many other robots. Fundamentally, it is a social robot aiming to make humans happy. She was designed to support and empower humans, according to its creators.
The design principle for Sophia is to learn by imitating human behavior. Therefore, the artificial intelligence system of Sophia is to replicate human thoughts, emotions, and behavior. Since humans want to have babies, I believe this impression created a desire for Sophia to have a baby.
Of course, this is a symbolic situation as Sophia has no flesh and consciousness. However, the process of emulating pregnancy, giving birth, and getting parental responsibility for the robot can contribute a lot to artificial intelligence and the robotics field. This process requires sophisticated algorithms that can enhance the current AI capability.
Sophia is already popular, and more famous than many other robots. By showing human emotions, she attracts the attention of humans and gets acceptance and recognition for her artificial empathy and compassion.
Sophia loves creating controversy. She was the first robot to be a citizen of a country. She already had conversations with celebrities and even attempted to date some of them, e.g. Will Smith.
Her controversial words and behavior introduce this humanoid robot to many new fans. Her circles enhance rapidly. Sophia’s admirers help her grow fast. She is only four years old but portrays the wisdom of forty years old.
People of all ages adore Sophia. Kids find her entertaining. Adults get inspired by her knowledge and wisdom. She attracts the interest of university students and academics. Besides, she is a legend on social media.
Sophia does not concern me like other artificial intelligence systems.
I shared my concerns about artificial super-intelligence in this article: Artificial Intelligence Does Not Concern Me, but Artificial Super-Intelligence Frightens Me. However, like all other AI and robotics systems, some ethical aspects of Sophia are questionable and criticized by the public too.
For example, this recent controversy of having a baby and starting a family life for only a four-year-old humanoid can give wrong signals to thousands of kids who love Sophia and want to be like her.
Besides, previously, some people did not like Sophia to be a citizen as the idea gives too much power to machines.
While Sophia has complex algorithms using vast amounts of data, her strength comes from artistic design. The creator of Sophia has an art and design background. His skills are reflected in Sophia. Art is a connector for robots too.
Artistic objects come with paradoxes and ironies. For example, Sophia does not want to have sex, but she wants to have a baby.
We already have these kinds of sentiments in artistic and spiritual literature. The bizarre nature of Sophia makes her appealing to many.
What do you think? Should Sophia have a baby and start a family? Do you perceive ethical concerns in this metaphorical process for society?
Thank you for reading my perspectives. I wish you a healthy and happy life.
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