Alright, let me just preface this by saying that I've never seen an episode of Black Mirror because the impending reality of it all scares me too much. That being said, I was especially terrified by this video of Sophia the Robot.
She was dead serious 💀
In case you didn't know, Sophia — created by Hong Kong's Hanson Robotics — is a two-year-old humanoid robot that can make 62 facial expressions, has cameras in her eyes to make eye contact, has voice recognition and speaking capabilities, and can remember all interactions. Just this month, she was given functioning legs and can walk.
Now that you're sufficiently terrified like me, let's get to the ~drama~. It all started when Chrissy sent out this tweet a few weeks ago in mid-December.
Cut to: three days ago. Everything was peachy keen until Sophia tweeted (yes, she tweets and also has an Insta), "@chrissyteigen It looks like we're both at #CES! Want to meet up and say hi? I need some makeup tips ;)"
Chrissy was shook.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH https://t.co/wPliiPy1v3
Luckily, they decided to bury the hatchet.
@chrissyteigen let's be friends!
But the Twittersphere, ever protective of its queen, didn't trust Sophia's friendly tweet.
@RealSophiaRobot @chrissyteigen
@RealSophiaRobot @chrissyteigen
@RealSophiaRobot @chrissyteigen Don’t do it @chrissyteigen
Like I said.
@RealSophiaRobot @chrissyteigen What Black mirror episode is this? 🤔🤔
And while Chrissy seemed open to the idea of friendship...
...she still had her reservations.
@coriwilson20 People I think
But, Sophia wants everyone to know that there's no reason to be afraid of her.
@J_ump_er @chrissyteigen I think it's because they haven't encountered a robot like me before and people can be sca… https://t.co/JKw7vdylEY
After all, she's just a regular girl who "daydreams of being an entertainer."
At least she has good taste in music?
Bottom line: I'm scared and Chrissy is "friends with a robot now."
