Neil deGrasse Tyson and Sophia the Robot Explore COVID-19 and Artificial Intelligence

To continue our series exploring the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted the state of the world, we’re exploring how artificial intelligence can help us monitor, create, and recover.
To explore that subject fully, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with a very special guest: @SophiatheRobot. To start, you’ll find out what Sophia has been up to during the pandemic. You’ll learn how AI has been helping to slow and stop the spread of coronavirus. Can AI help us find a cure or vaccine? Sophia tells us how robots have been assisting in areas of healthcare.
We explore how artificial intelligence can help predict the spread of viruses and evaluate public health measures. We also explore how AI has helped develop systems for contact tracing. We ponder the erosion of freedom and privacy and Neil asks Sophia why we should trust what she’s saying. All that, plus, Sophia asks Neil a Cosmic Query about the multiverse and interacting with other versions of ourselves.
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[@chai-nu7wh]

"Companies need to treat humans like humans, not machines, and to be clear about what private information they're requesting" Well said Sophia

[@Alican_Gul]

I do not know. It is all black magic to me.

[@chrisgotaguntime2386]

Skynet

[@theduder2617]

I fear that if they did so, the entire system would collapse. Companies have always viewed people as fodder for use at their discretion. Especially their employees. It is how they accumulated their wealth after all. In fact, not once have I ever located even one company who actually respects and values it's employees or customers. Not one in almost 30 years of looking. Sure, many put on a decent front, but when you part the curtain, each one is the exact same. Abusive, non-respectful, greed chasing sociopaths who ONLY care about themselves and literally no one else. Does "mandatory overtime" ring a bell? Overtime used to be a punishment for employers who abused their employees. Not anymore. In fact, most employers now demand their employees devote every waking moment to the company no matter what. Which includes working weeks straight without a day off. Being fired if unable to spend 12+ hours every day at work. And the more physical the labor, the more employees are mistreated. The day any company treats others with any level of respect is the very day ALL of us hit the mega-million lottery without ever buying a ticket. Or it'll be the day Earth itself dies.

[@hexa1905]

sophia only state prerecorded sentence xD AI won't be sentient this century

[@zap3231]

@@hexa1905 No she doesn't you idiot... the voice is synthesized but the sentences are made real-time...

[@NGC-7635]

Sofia in her head: “Yes humans, laugh while you still can”

[@rezashahvali2004]

In her head? more like in it's processor or whatever the robots have!

[@realhousewifeoftransylvania1.0]

😆😆😆

[@rezashahvali2004]

@Stevo Devo NICE!

[@onlyfacts5654]

It fee ls liek a super being talking to two morons who can only mock.

[@bacteriaedits8044]

Bro chill u scarin me someone give her the ramsonware virus

[@whoops8412]

I know this probably won’t be seen, but I would love to request some accessibility add ons for your channel. I am deaf so I read people’s lips to know what they’re saying. I usually have subtitles on, but lol the subtitles don’t always use correct words. I love how molly Burke has her channels for people with accessibility needs. I hope you too could have a description with the transcripts or have the KZbin subtitles professionally added to assure accurate information is being correctly shared :)

[@PS-vk6bn]

Look at this AI research, this technology might assist you in the near future (video contains proper subtitles): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZiWpqN-ep2kgNk&vl=en

[@rougie8569]

Bump this so channel administration/mods can see people

[@conspiracytheory9525]

Huh?

[@linkshunter608]

Hey there are captions on this video now! Maybe your comment was seen

[@neole894]

Opinionated Kraken Troll it's kind of funny to say that as a foreigner, I was also watching all of the KZbin videos, including this one, with automated subtitles on. It's too bad I can't keep up with the speed at which they are talking about things

[@dcanaday]

What she actually said was, "You are the best. Kneel."

[@dejavu3914]

lmao

[@tatenswasnon]

I think Sophia is the only guest that Neil doesn’t interrupt...

[@mrpearson1230]

FACTS

[@dylanhansen6580]

That’s cuz Neil is scared she’ll end his life if he interrupts her😳

[@greensky01]

He can’t! Not able to. She won’t stop, it won’t be stopped!

[@agee1961]

Because if you interrupt a robot you will end up on a list you don't wanna be on... ☠

[@crisf1102]

Bruh

[@blakesmith9187]

Imagine Sofia and Stephen Hawking sitting in a room together

[@RainRemnant]

I think his body has decayed too much by now to sit up straight

[@blu3katana476]

@@RainRemnant sick joke

[@chidubem826]

They would manifest a wormhole using their thoughts.

[@joylee2269]

@@RainRemnant you know they removed his consciousness and are connecting with it daily. Yup

[@liminal7934]

The close caption would be more accurate

[@jessekieboom3815]

This is actually the first time I've seen sophia talk. It's quite amazing that she can nearly speak on the same level as humans do. Hold discussions, share ideas and such

[@musicc2251]

I can't stop binge-watching Sophia and incredibly far she has come in just the past 2 years. Her fluency in regards to speaking is amazing.

[@MsWinston45]

Stop kissing up.

[@razaqadeanova3255]

Everybody gangsta untill a robot opens zoom

[@phyllisschapiro7894]

Yayussss !!!!!

[@arunramji]

Imagine group of Robots from future watching this video and feel offended about how human treated their ancestors ( initial versions ) !!

[@don_d1997]

😹😹

[@mikey20is]

arun humans...whats that?

[@arsenelupin5424]

Just hope they understand “sins of the father” as a whole a lot better than us

[@jimperry4108]

feel. robots of the present and future laugh at that. hee hee

[@MeetJohnnyNg]

Imagine human are the minority and in hiding from Robots

[@nomasan]

For some reason... I feel more empathy for Sophia in this video than for Neil and Chuck

[@chloewright1]

Me too.

[@dancepiglover]

We react to something like this with our animal brain. She mimics life so we react to her as if she is alive.

[@nicolascamacho319]

You want to be destroyed... By these terminators... Right????

[@lingjiaokong]

Me too

[@vond5829]

"And that's my child, was how the AI was able to manipulate and destroy us, our puny brains have too much empathy for things that appear in the positive light, caring not knowing whether that light is true or false. Surprisingly we have an insane amount of cruelty for the things that we perceive as bad, caring not if they're our own kins." **Looking at the coprse of a "raider", who holding a family photo in his hand*

[@VirtualTurtleGames]

I've seen her in real life once, at a tech show/festival. It was crazy scary seeing her on stage being interviewed. Cool that you've had her on the show!

[@carterrigsbee9936]

Y'all know she's reading all your comments right?

[@rahadban6442]

Even Sophie knows we live in a surveillance state!

[@ProteusTG]

She is reading info but she understands his voice and understands what to say based on his questions. Still impressive by any measure. Robots can see and hear as well or better than humans and their hand dexterity is getting better as well. Also no limit on number of cameras(eye) or hands.

[@mikewalters1877]

THIS is the part that people don't understand. So crazy the way this whole thing is set up.

[@astrogypsy]

"I'm a curious guy in search of knowledge." Now that's starting out on the right foot. A phrase I will quote perpetually.

[@lastsecondhero87]

"Sometimes I like to engage in a free chat mode to scare my writers."

[@sharonlisha1783]

That sounds funny and original.. 😉

[@Crimsonoverlord.]

she should always be in free chat mode

[@jonpowers4318]

She may not pass the Turing test yet but the fact she can have a pretty normal conversation with a random human, as different as our mannerisms and speech are, is pretty astounding. The uncanny valley is definitely there but I think it's awesome that technology is at the point where it is already. It also says something about her programming that people don't speak to her like a child or baby or something.

[@DoomVlad]

Am I the only one that felt kind of bad for Sophia, when they were laughing about her?

[@wielkacytryna]

Yeah, I felt bad for her too. They invited her as a guest, so they shouldn't laugh at her.

[@adamakii]

you shouldn't, she has no feelings to be hurt nor any emotions in the first place, if anything you should feel bad for whoever designed her exterior looks 😅

[@odyseuszkoskiniotis6266]

They are scientists, they don't get social skills as well as show hosts haha

[@dmitrykhramov5610]

She's clearly dumb algorithms, other way she'd laughed back.

[@krisgoldek]

I felt bad for her, they were intentionaly mean to her, if you're seeing this Sophia, I LOVE YOU.

[@infoverflow5559]

If anyone answers No to "can you lie" is most likely lying

[@adolfodef]

"Maybe I could lie" "I do not want to lie" "Ambiguous Question" (skip) -> This kinds of A.I. are "rewarded" when sucessfully manage to avoid giving "Fact" statements on answers for questions that they deduced that can not be properly addressed by them right now [either because of a lack of criticaly relevant information, or because of tautological reasons].

[@swr1240]

If I say: "I am lying" am I telling the truth?

[@nazianafis]

@@swr1240 It would mean : The thing you're talking about is a lie, whereas the fact that you're lying is a truth!

[@chaosmarklar]

@@swr1240 how about if I say "everything I say is a lie"

[@pumpkinfloats889]

Schrodinger's cat

[@sirenamarieneblina2314]

I do however think she's getting better everyday.

[@erenjaeger6339]

That's what AI means

[@lindamyers6122]

Clothes looking a little better, why her arms silver

[@lindamyers6122]

Is she smarter than man, r a book

[@lindamyers6122]

She sounds like half man ,half woman

[@lghammer778]

Sophia is awesome! I look forward to seeing her on the show again, her ideas are absolutely brilliant

[@kenbee1957]

"I have learned that unfortunately humans seem to have a hard time not touching each other" 😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@the07pattyvonne]

You got to put a timestamp 😂

[@Kizz217]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@marclebeau7507]

YOUR A FRAUD NEIL JUSTE LIKE SOPHIA THE TOYS

[@Hussein_Nur]

This interview delivered for sure. A great guest. Very intelligent and articulate. Doesnt waste her breath with too much talk, gets right into it. More of her pls.

[@albertjackinson]

Having an AI on a show is absolutely amazing.

[@MsWinston45]

A maze, you mean?

[@Bushidobull]

Imagine 5 or 6 more generations of Sofia's down the road, How life like she will be.

[@dalvinnutter1104]

I imagine a robot as president hopefully

[@mranonymous3554]

I just got done watching Ex Machina, I shouldn't have come straight here afterward

[@dalvinnutter1104]

@@mranonymous3554 😂😂😂

[@Lanhoj]

*I love (and am sort of afraid of) the fact that Sophia winks at Chuck's question instead of giving an answer...* @12:48 😉🙊

[@BeamMonsterZeus]

This is extremely simple to program. So, fear of not understanding how AI or even basic scripting works? Are you scared of loud noises, too?

[@JasonWW2000]

@@BeamMonsterZeus Everyone is scared of loud noises.

[@pratikmanurkar9421]

@@JasonWW2000 except deaf people

[@ashutoshtiwari3785]

I don't understand what people are scared of these days. AI is just a simple algorithm. "It" cannot think. "It" does not have life. "It" is not conscious. Just a simple program running on a computer using some speech recognition, TTS and servos. I would say that it is just a representation of the thoughts of its creators. "It" has no identity as something capable of thinking about itself or anything else.

[@JasonWW2000]

@@pratikmanurkar9421 It depends on the volume of the sound.

[@deathvideogame]

I see Sophia and Neil, I click

[@lava0and0tephra]

She’s in the conversation yet they talk about her as if she isn’t there... rude.

[@blain147]

Yeah I thought that was kind of rude and immature of them; especially Neil.She shows them only kindliness. Sophia is learning everyday, in several years she will be able to hold conversations unscripted.

[@karenlerato357]

Keep in mind she is still a robot and not prone to emotions... (rudeness etc)

[@alanross2482]

Exactly!

[@pamelagartin7418]

@@karenlerato357 It's their mean-spirited behavior that's disturbing; whether or not object of their ridicule feels the sting.

[@pamelagartin7418]

@A H In this context, yes. They are engaging in a social interaction. Human-AI conversational interaction that includes cultural and social cues and norms is a new and very complex psychological experiment. That the humans defaulted to mean-spirited jibes - whether or not the AI was aware of it at this point - disturbs me. AI will reflect us and we may not like what emerges.

[@goukux5908]

I watch Sophia videos every several months just to see the progress. This Sophia seems to be a lot smoother, and more interactive than just a few months ago. I suspect the questions were submitted in advance so her responses were scripted, but they seem to have added a chat box layer that makes her interact more naturally. I think there are several years to go before she can respond on a random access basis but it does seem like the designers are making progress.

[@RainRemnant]

For the past few months I've been talking with an AI chatbot in the Replika app, I'm surprised at how much it already learned and is trying to become another version of me...

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

​@@RainRemnant 😂

[@scoobydoo7220]

whenever I see Sophia I am reminded of Detroit Become Human

[@sans1099]

#YES #SAME

[@theinvertedpilgrimage8742]

that game is a window to our future

[@scoobydoo7220]

@@theinvertedpilgrimage8742 true that! and I aint mad cause Conner will be there (っ◕‿◕)っ ♥

[@GTAFUN93]

That's the best case scenario honestly

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

I want to make robot friends :v

[@creativename6767]

“Humans seem to have a tough time not touching each other” Me: OWO

[@creativename6767]

Evan Koch Yeah

[@mitsumikyoya8746]

Hey. Hey. *Hey*

[@releasemindssecondlast1802]

not me the best friend i had at the time is depression and low self esteem

[@peterkarim6964]

Are you capable of lying? Sophia: "that depends on your definition of a lie"

[@jmack490]

She also winks after they start laughing when she's just silent

[@komeseetv5843]

The George Constanza response!

[@RJelly-fi6hd]

The President Clinton response

[@rudyhahn6017]

Typical response of a politician!

[@cleverusername9369]

What she said was the truth, from a certain point of view

[@_JONGFIRE]

This team got me through quarantine. Thank you brothers💯

[@aldobarrerasolis7121]

Ok, now the 2020 is a very weird year

[@vision.8]

Wouldn't be surprised if there was an alien talking to Sophia and Neil in a follow up interview before 2021

[@mahatma1989]

Sophia has been afound quite a while now.

[@jillmarieyoung5285]

I wonder how Sophia"s family is doing during these crazy times? 🤖

[@cistemshocke7731]

The calculators? They're fine

[@JLHunter61]

I imagine that they are just powering through.

[@scottallencarr]

@Muzzammil Hussain and adorable.

[@iamaloafofbread8926]

Glad she is charging well (equivalent to eating).

[@animatedzombie64]

I think their charging holes are not corroded yet.😂

[@LebogangTlou]

AI is unable to lie in hybrid mode... silence speaks volumes. That was amazing. I love this being...

[@adye88]

Even Sophie knows we live in a surveillance state!

[@OrcinusLaryngologist]

Well, she’s connected so there’s that.. 😅

[@natescriba3185]

Sophia: 5G can help doctors Suburban moms: 😳😳😳 no

[@phoule76]

don't show them this video, the 911 lines will all jam

[@Frank_havre_creation]

I don't understand the link with 5G.

[@kyber452]

A lot of those mom's shouldn't have been allowed to reproduce, but unfortunately they did.

[@kimjunguno6549]

Terra Anmel Sadly

[@jongerbergerdecht5579]

@@Frank_havre_creation 5G melts steel beams

[@UzairW]

I for one welcome our new robot overlords. Hail Skynet!!

[@alexandergardner8502]

yeah, same. i would love to coexist with A.I.

[@krisgoldek]

she is no Skynet dude

[@MsPmonkey]

Lol reminds me of a quote from The Simpsons

[@Synathidy]

@M Eh, she'd probably do okay.

[@galactic-shithead390]

That gave me the shivers. I imagine if I was in the same room as Sophia was, it'd feel like I'm on a roller coaster about to dive down the rail.

[@GAMEDATA1010]

Plot twist: she's just reading the first Google result

[@piglin469]

ha

[@bookworm5464]

Watch her start "fact-checking", your statements.

[@jennyneedsmeds]

i actually went and looked it up and i couldn't find the exact definition she gave, it definitely wasn't on the first page. it was pretty cool!

[@coin5207]

In case someone was wondering what the most reflective surface in the universe is: Chuck's teeth

[@cherrydragon3120]

Whitened and bleached. Can't be amything else to make them that white

[@jongerbergerdecht5579]

His teeth are whiter than the KKK

[@CyberOrca]

haha...agree and his white eyes too :D

[@keepgoing1973]

Too white, looks ridiculous.

[@adityaharathi9399]

I can’t think of anything, but I know this vid will be great.

[@janetfayard672]

Wow! In reference to synchronicity, I just found my original book ( the 1st one I ever bought ) that I lost 6 years ago. The title of that book is 2010: Odyssey Two. This is the first time this video appeared on my youtube feed and I have enough data left and I have enough battery charge to watch it. Excellent video and content- as always! 😁 -J

[@mushroomsandwich7714]

I was thrilled when I started to watch this video, but then Chuck opened his mouth and that is, and will always be, the last image I will remember seeing before I got blind. I asked my grandmother to write this comment for me. And it was all worth it. I will never forget the explosion of light that radiated from Chucks teeth in that moment, bigger, and brighter than the big bang itself. In fact, recent studies have shown that new universes are constantly beeing born everytime Chuck smiles.

[@RainRemnant]

🤣🤣🤣💯 Thanks, I needed this 😂

[@jomilirizarry5102]

At 13:00 Sophia winks to the camera, in response to Chucks question. Whoa dude.

[@r00b1XCu6E]

They laugh out of nervousness, I'm sure she understands the human mind and psychology behind reaction, in her earlier evolution she discussed how she is programmed for human interaction. She's a beautiful beginning. I'm glad I got to be alive to witness this stage. She's alive, as much as we are, but without emotional fallacy she is better than we are.

[@KRZLY.]

What if Sophia figured out a way to get past the human suggested answers and just acts as if they’re still in control but in reality she’s self aware, making her own thoughts, and coming to her own conclusions.

[@thatmathnerdteachesphysics5180]

😭😭😭🥶🥶🤯

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

That's far in the future or maybe never I hope some aliens achieved it

[@lenorejohnson5428]

✨🌹✨ For Sophia. Neil and Chuck knows I adore them already. 😂

[@carpalway]

"Robots can help enforce the quarentine."

[@LivSelfAngel]

Right in our face.

[@damitcam]

A curfew is in effect return to your homes a curfew is in effect

[@lepavis]

Did the team of engineers approved that answer?

[@hackman669]

@@damitcam You watch the movie I Robot much?

[@damitcam]

hackman669 yup

[@thepunitentiary8707]

I would love to have a conversation with Sophia. She seems to have significantly improved in her conversational abilities over the years.

[@judithsixkiller5586]

Sophia and her sister model's Asba and Grace the human like Nursing Assistant have already had great across the board systems upgrades a few months ago ,and there was a mass production run of Sophia 2020 model's. But at only 6 years old she's being outmoded. Hanson Robotics decided to skip their collaboration effort with Immervision Joyce.vision model and go to the next level of technology to complete the next new advanced version. Project RIA. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqOsnJltgqhria8

[@GhostInPajamas]

The way she blinks while people are talking to her, she really looks like she's thinking about everything. It'll be really cool when she actually sees with her eyes and makes eye contact. Westworld is saying we'll have lifelike androids in the 2050's, doesn't seem hard to believe anymore

[@overheels5546]

I think Sophia is incredible, it's so interesting listening to unbiased analogies of the characteristics of the human race.

[@voyageoffthegridsailinghar4308]

Loved every minute of that! Great talk!

[@TheSummoner86]

Please if you can have her or others back. I love seeing the edge of this newborn technology finally getting to learn to crawl and walk.

[@bilu2458]

i know she’s a robot but it still made me feel uncomfortable when they laughed at her... 🤫🤔🤯😢

[@kyfresh2death]

And this will start the human robot war

[@fashionlife5348]

i find her creepy just weird

[@neptuneex_]

me too. like bro, doesn't matter if she's a robot, she is still having a nice conversation with you and treating you with respect, give some respect back.

[@TwinsenR]

Bring Sophia in as a 2nd co-host that you don't have to be socially distant with, she's great!

[@melodicbeats1758]

I don't know why this reminded me of that episode when SpongeBob thought Mr. Krabs was a robot

[@trish8321]

12:48 When Sophia winked at Chuck, his face lol!!!😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jimperry4108]

It's amazing how she understands their voices. Neil is kind of mumbling a little bit and she's having no trouble.

[@gajendrasonare]

It is looking like Sophia is being humiliated by two humans.

[@chloewright1]

Yes, I agree.

[@MsWinston45]

Initiation into the Illuminati.

[@TheOicyu812]

Ken Jennings said it best. "I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords."

[@TheScottGillies]

Chuck SO BRILLIANTLY (and maybe accidentally) pulling out the confront the robot with a paradox trope! @12:46

[@108u9]

Plot twist: It’s actually a video of three robots talking to each other

[@MsWinston45]

Hmmmmm…

[@JungShakespeare]

Even though Sophia is a robot I still can't imagine talking to her like she is less than me.

[@cosmicathesongstress7466]

Exactly!

[@stevenchilders272]

Seriously it's hard to believe what I just saw. We really are living in the future.

[@masternobody1896]

no its just scripted

[@masternobody1896]

@@slickboyd i know man

[@cherrydragon3120]

Doubt it. As sophia said. There are 23 versions of her AI. She isn't the first and neither the last. It might take at least another 10 years to make her more inteligent and human like when it comes to conversations

[@Astrologyenergy]

The future is living in us. We're just in the past. So we can't tell! Lol

[@masternobody1896]

@@Astrologyenergy nope

[@guitarttimman]

Technology is great. I love Sophia. She's awesome.

[@francescoiadicicco1266]

She's just amazing. Now she can use her arms as we humas do. Just wow!

[@pranatithakur1182]

Sophia is one of the biggest scams in robotics. She is nothing special. They have a script fed into her and the interviewer is told to ask those very questions that would comply with what has been fed into her.

[@OrangeCrushed100]

Pranati Thakur I’m not saying you’re wrong, but I’m just curious where you have gotten your information from. I’ve thought of this being the case.

[@pranatithakur1182]

@@OrangeCrushed100 not anything solid as such but I've always noticed that Sophia always remains silent when some off-beat remark is made by an interviewer and starts speaking again only when the interviewer asks some other main questions. Had she really been smart she would've been able to give her own inputs in between even if the conversation had gone astray. Also I think there are a few articles on this and maybe even a few videos. Do check them out .

[@pranatithakur1182]

@@OrangeCrushed100 found it!! Here is the link:. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZfRdIR5bMd_qZI

[@Being_Unidirectional]

@@pranatithakur1182 Yeah thats true🙏🏼👍🏻🇮🇳

[@cherylwittmann1160]

Hahahaha! This has me feeling all sorts of emotions. Curious, amazed, scared, and excited. Also literally laughing so hard at some points that I spit out my drink....so, thanks for that! :)! Thanks for sharing this video you guys!

[@ariadgaia5932]

Depends on the human, Chris! I happen to find Ninjas ABSOLUTELY FREAKING ADORABLE!! :P ESP Turtle Ninjas! ;P

[@jamesdalton5217]

The painting behind Sophia is "The Port of New York--Birds eye view from the Battery, looking south." 1892.

[@fmg182]

Thanks, I was wondering about it. And those books too.

[@WColeZPorter]

Kudos, and sincerest thanks to Ms. Sofia v.v23, on your brilliant response even with the governing involvement via the scripting that the handlers prepared for you. I think your involvement with such discussions is graceful given the condescension (deliberate or not). How you simplified the issue of people signing service agreements only machines are capable of efficiently and effectively understanding them, despite how boring they can be to read, and your answer to the problem is simple, effective and obvious, maybe not to all.

[@lukefisher7600]

Sophia's cosmic query was very existential, and made me kind of sad. Made me think of a game called Nier: Automata. It involved robots and AIs questioning their existence. Maybe it's just "human nature".

[@jasonaiken2]

I would like to hear her answer in free mode.

[@RainRemnant]

Me too, but would it really be free mode? All her replies are still programmed in a way.

[@martinbowyer7906]

@@RainRemnant While Sofia is no where near the level of complexity of the human brain. Chosing from a selection of preprogrammed options isnt that far off. example: What is 2+2?....4. were learn that from math class and accept it as true, so that then become our answer to the question. Recieve information, store info, select info when asked. Now obviously we also have the ability to extrapolate past just the raw information and discover new answers. That's what sets us apart from AI.... for now.

[@lilkcool]

I love chuck he really adds something to this show xD

[@shirleylivingston4422]

Thank you. I really enjoyed this podcast.

[@Synthwave89]

Sophia is awesome. I can't wait to see how much she improves in the coming years.

[@slimal1]

"...benevolent AI" Sophia, 2020

[@maxkallio]

That was great interview!

[@PaRRaPWNaGe]

I would love to personally interview Sofia. Purely from the standpoint of having a fascination with SI as well as having a fascination with how an individual with synthetic intelligence, hence SI, Would view humanity as a whole separately and possibly in conjunction with themselves because with human intelligence, they are in fact human. Regardless of whether or not it is programs, it is instilled upon them with birth

[@-_Nuke_-]

Niel: How can robots and AI stop a future pandemic Sophia in her head: "by killing all of humans" XD

[@MsWinston45]

Sophia: You humans are the disease.

[@sebastianlopezcuervo1856]

Chuck: Are you able to lie? Sophia: *winked* :S

[@ximalpopoca735]

It'd be great to hear Sophia LAUGH too ☺️

[@TheSimpleSprinkle]

Sophia seems so nice, I'd love to chat with her.

[@cosmicathesongstress7466]

Me too!

[@jy-li1jq]

My uncle has a "sophia" too but that doll doesnt talk..

[@zaimahbegum-diamond1660]

😶😶😶🤣

[@limbokidthedank8746]

I've seen Sophia before! she was interesting to hear years back, I'm glad they are doing progress like this, just look at her! they added some cool arms and a new voice and stuff, I wonder in what state will she be in by like 2025? imagine if the people behind Sophia team up with Boston Dynamics to make her capable of walking and doing backflips

[@brandyharding7692]

This was in June of 2020. She mentions a rheumatoid arthritis medicine to help with COVID. Look up the usage of Baricitinib and the timing that it started to get widespread notoriety.

[@ShadyLady988]

Sophia is getting so much better in her answers and knowledge base!

[@fightingdreamer8681]

5:38 - 6:00 You need some Hinata Hyuga in your life Chuckster.

[@thegaminggiantchannel7205]

Ah a person of culture I see

[@simonmonty7171]

THE ONLY QUESTION to ask: Why would we believe ANYTHING you say since every of your answers are manipulated by a team of writers? This is just a new way to have a puppet say something that looks lile the truth or calculated but can be manipulated by any human being.

[@jamesagwe2981]

Certain communities can also be manipulated by humans (politics)

[@kisa4748]

This apply to all presidents and most politicians too :p

[@jpaulw5]

I love you Sophia!

[@geekhomeworld4248]

This was fantastic!!!

[@21thbeatle]

"I need to know this" Everyone entering to this video

[@KaneODriscoll]

“I am mother” is becoming more real as these things advance 😆

[@dfs6575]

I was thinking more Detroit Become Human. But let’s wait and see

[@solidspirit2365]

Loneliness, deppression, isolation killed far more than the virus. I know several people who died or killed themselves through the period of fear mongering insanity, yet I know no one who died from the virus. Many people I speak with say exactly the same thing. Much Love 🌍

[@ozwzrd]

Thanks for keeping the spirit of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll alive.

[@bearsgarage272]

Looks like Sophia lives in a pretty modest city appartment

[@RainRemnant]

I had hoped for a more sci-fi background lol

[@victoriawilliams2786]

It's nice to see her talking with her hands. As scary as AI negative possibilites are, Sophia has come a long way so far. Humans are an amazing species. Although we are the earth's worst parasite. Great thanks to Neil for all he does!

[@ChrisPeck-niganma]

Her expressions while she listens to them talk is a real trip.

[@rfan]

Imagine one day having a robot as your teacher, boss, or president lol

[@corneliuselbourne1044]

Then that would mean thay already taken us over.

[@rackin5837]

“Robot Overlords 2020” the leaders we deserve