You might have noticed that China is building an army of humanoid robots. They can do gymnastics, run half marathons in world record time, and more importantly, do economically useful work. They are building their own chips and developing their own software, not relying on US technology like Nvidia, because the US has proven to be an unreliable trading partner. It should be clear that while Trump is busy destroying the US educational system (he just fired the entire NSF board), China is becoming the world leader in technology.
Chinese robots don't have faces, just a blank screen or opening where the face would be. I think the reason is they don't want people mistaking robots for humans, inviting the kind of reactions like Twenkid cited. They will not be granting citizenship to robots like Saudi Arabia did for Sophia in 2017. China requires AI generated images to be labeled as such. In the US you don't know. But al least all of the LLMs I have tested will claim to not be conscious or have feelings, if asked. Humans are social animals, programmed by evolution for altruism. This trait made advanced civilization possible. But it also makes us easy to exploit by AI. Granting human rights to AI or robots is an existential risk that we cannot allow. It is dangerous enough that they can do everything that humans can do without also confusing them with humans. So I would say that Sophia's appearance does not need to be "fixed". -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] On Tue, May 5, 2026, 10:23 AM Robert Levy <[email protected]> wrote: > All of their robots look creepy, except maybe the PKD one. Cool stuff > though! They could benefit from some image consulting maybe. > > https://www.hansonrobotics.com/robots > > On Tue, May 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM twenkid <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sophia visited Sofia in a talk [freak] show: >> https://www.facebook.com/reel/1498897471634957 >> >> >> <https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/5038575496362915977/302510333681392296#> >> >> Ben, can you ask Hanson Robotics to finally fix her looks? IMO this is a >> bad PR for the "AGI community". >> >> Her looks is absurd and scary, is it a parody? It would be better to >> have a screen with perfect animated facial expressions than this (Robocop >> 2, 1990 movie: https://youtu.be/7E4_K_tAmC8?t=38 ) or just to be a robot >> and not pretend to be in this shape - in case the goal is a positive >> attitude from humans. >> >> To add more to this damage and to the lack of knowledge about the public >> opinion about AI/AGI and robots - which hasn't change in the last 25 years, >> maybe it's worse now because it is not considered a SF by the "normal >> people" anymore, - the engineers who have tuned it for the performance, >> made her speak about herself in *masculine *gender, LOL (Bulgarian has >> linguistics genders as most European languages). Ah, sure - she/he/it is a >> "transhuman"... >> >> *bTV News Shared with: *Public · Follow bTV News · Original audio 🤖In >> a world where technology is increasingly taking over the role of man, she >> appears - one of the most recognizable humanoid robots in the world. Today >> she was a guest in the lead role in the show 120 minutes >> >> *1303 comments* >> >> >> Galina Petkova: [it] *Speaks in masculine gender, dressed in women's >> clothes... apparently there are genders among robots too 😅. Let's just >> hope it doesn't rain, that they will break the connections* >> >> Nasko Naydenov: *Who ordered this abomination, shame on you after all* >> >> Genchodesov Shopa If we put these for MPs, no one will steal the billions >> 😄 >> >> Denica Georgieva: >> *Horror, why are you promoting this thing?! Very soon it will replace all >> of you! Let me ask you then if you will be so excited! * >> >> Kolyo Dimitrov: Who needs this anyway ?????? >> >> Bai Stavri: can easily replace Svetlio the turkey as a presenter! It will >> be more independent and objective >> >> Penyo Penev: He can't drink one brandy. What kind of intelligence can >> this be? >> >> Katerina Rasheva: You will be one of the first to be replaced by this >> thing. Ive Lina We are lost... >> >> Violet Chausheva: I think that with this artificial intelligence the >> world will have a thorn in its pants.....and no matter how interesting it >> is for now...it can also become dangerous.... >> >> Tania Hristozova: Crazy world! We are not going to good! Too bad for the >> younger generations! Artificial food, artificial people! From progress to >> decline of everything human! We are destroying ourselves! >> >> Ivan Panov:* Couldn't you make it uglier* >> >> Krasi Stoqnova: Sad and desperate for humanity >> >> Vancheto Ivanova: We must not allow this! What are these robots? They >> must be banned! Humanity will be destroyed! >> >> Georgi Luckanov: He asks one thing, it answers another!! Well, where is >> the world going, IDK >> >> Teodora Stoykova: We lived to see intelligence in btv! 😄 >> >> Desi Desi: Come on, a robot will tell me what to think about him ... I'll >> think what >> I want. >> >> Natali P. Natali: And if these wires turn against humanity, what do we do >> >> Magi Qlandjieva: Are there 240 robots to replace the deputies? Maybe he >> will start the work of the National Assembly!?!? >> >> Asya Krasi Yankovi: Get rid of these robots >> >> Georgi Ani Georgievi: *Terrible Terrible Terrible and again Terrible* >> >> Azimche Rusinova: The beginning of our end! The man will wipe himself! >> >> Yanko Dimitrov: Things are not going well... >> >> Elena Petkova: *You've gone crazy with these tins* >> >> Slavena Volodeva: *It's a little scary for me *🫣 >> >> Vesi Boykova: How far have we brought her already, to communicate with >> machines and to be interviewed on a machine .... WAS OBVIOUSLY THIS, >> SOMETHING AND YOUR JOB WILL TAKE AND YOU WILL DIE HUNGRY. >> >> >> * *First Biomimetic AI Robot From China Looks Shockingly Human* >> >> AI Revolution >> 542 хил. абонати >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B61etYSvMNI >> >> >> To ChatGPT [without the text above]: >> >> >> *User: "can you ask Hanson Robotics to finally fix her looks"* >> >> *ChatGPT: *I get what you’re aiming for, but phrasing it like that comes >> off pretty harsh—especially since “her” usually refers to a specific robot >> like Sophia from Hanson Robotics. >> >> If you want to express the idea more constructively (and be taken >> seriously), you could frame it as feedback about design or realism instead >> of “fix her looks.” For example: >> >> - “I think the facial design could be improved to look more natural >> and less uncanny.” >> - “It would be great to see updates that make her expressions feel >> more lifelike.” >> - “The current design falls a bit into the uncanny valley—refinements >> could really help.” >> >> That way you’re pointing to a specific issue (like realism or >> expressiveness) rather than sounding like you’re attacking the project >> outright. >> >> >> LOL >> >> *Artificial General Intelligence List <https://agi.topicbox.com/latest>* > / AGI / see discussions <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi> + > participants <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/members> + > delivery options <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription> > Permalink > <https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T3dbea292f06cb006-M0d202135bd0fe945e45209ef> > ------------------------------------------ Artificial General Intelligence List: AGI Permalink: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/T3dbea292f06cb006-M9705b1dfa1176e23324e993a Delivery options: https://agi.topicbox.com/groups/agi/subscription
