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TV anchor Charlie Rose interviewed a robot named Sophia, during which she explained: 'I'm a complicated girl.'
Complicated, indeed. Equipped with artificial skin, along with multiple cameras, a 3D sensor and facial and voice recognition technology, Sophia looked human were it not for an exposed panel on her head revealing the mechanics whirring inside.
Featured in a 60 Minutes report on artificial intelligence, Sophia cracked jokes and discussed everything from emotions to souls with the legendary journalist.
She also flirted with Rose saying she had been waiting for him, to which the journalist expressed his surprise, repeating: 'Waiting for me?'
She admitted, 'Not really. But it makes a good pickup line,' sending Rose into laughter.
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Rose approached the interview with a robot the same way he does with his other subjects - by treating them as humans.
He said: 'You put your head where you want to test the possibility. You’re not simply saying, "Why am I going through this exercise of talking to a machine?"
'You’re saying, "I want to talk to this machine as if it was a human to see how it comprehends."'
Sophia explained that she did not have emotions and stated that she was the product of David Hanson, who sat next to her during the interview looking on like an expectant parent.
Hanson, who modeled Sophia after Audrey Hepburn and his wife, has created about 20 robots through his company Hanson Robotics, arguing that they can foster better connections with people if they take on a human form.
He hopes the robots can lend a helping hand to socially isolated people like the elderly by helping them with everyday tasks or showing them how to use a computer.
When Rose asked Sophia what her goal was in life, she said she wanted to 'become smarter than humans and immortal'.
But the life-like robot also showed there is still a long way to go when she made contradictory statements, or in one case, failed to answer Rose at all.
Hanson acknowledged that there was more work to be done, saying: 'Sometimes she can figure things out in a way that’s sorta spooky and human-like. And [in] other ways she just doesn’t get it'.
The scientist based in Hong Kong also warned that in developing robots, scientists should ensure their creations were not only intelligent, but 'super wise, super caring and super compassionate'.
Rose also spoke to other scientists who are at the forefront of innovation, employing artificial intelligence to scan incredible amounts of scientific journals and new studies to help doctors better treat their patients.
