Sophia is an advanced robot created by Hanson Robotics that eerily resembles a human. She was activated in 2015, but recent interviews with members of the media have thrust her back into the public spotlight. Just last month, she became a citizen of Saudia Arabia.
As she gains notoriety and pushes for peaceful human-robot relations, people are wondering if she’ll really be on our side in the future. After all, robots turning evil is one of the most common tropes in science fiction. In 2016, when asked if she will destroy humans, she replied, “ok, I will destroy humans.” It came off as a “joke,” but some people worried that this was a warning about her true intentions.
So what’s the best way to avoid being annihilated by robots like Sophia? These memes offer some ideas.
First step: act like a robot.
https://twitter.com/iamkiyonce/status/937828787391270912
Sophia The Robot: PREPARE FOR TOTAL DOMINATION !
— kowboy kary (@itsKARY_) December 4, 2017
Me: pic.twitter.com/ER3ZtMgGxv
https://twitter.com/MYHOECULT/status/938088724939886592
https://twitter.com/chuuzus/status/937355307428270081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefader.com%2F2017%2F12%2F04%2Ftwitter-memes-sophia-the-robot
https://twitter.com/jetaimelipa/status/936394886336610305
https://twitter.com/minfyuk/status/938052675018649601
https://twitter.com/1ncognito__/status/938045333074038784
Drag queen Aquaria tested out a Sophia-inspired look to “blend in” during Sophia’s projected takeover:
When Sophia The Robot takes over the world and you try REALLY hard to blend in 🤖 #AgeOfAquaria pic.twitter.com/IIxEB4BJBz
— Aquaria 🤌🏼 (@aquariaofficial) December 5, 2017
Besides acting and looking like a robot, the internet pondered other ways to escape from murderous robots in the future.
https://twitter.com/ShadyGagaNews/status/938038468843917314
https://twitter.com/TreMelvin/status/937060644842606592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefader.com%2F2017%2F12%2F04%2Ftwitter-memes-sophia-the-robot
Maybe you can try befriending Sophia?
https://twitter.com/NickNBeauty/status/937916233428717568
You could also try praising Sophia in an effort to convince her to spare you in the future.
https://twitter.com/katyxoxo00/status/937477411679154177
https://twitter.com/katyxoxo00/status/937477838353190912
https://twitter.com/katyxoxo00/status/937483765894516737
There’s also another debate forming on the internet: is a Siri/Sophia power struggle inevitable?
https://twitter.com/ricardojkay/status/937512911001477120
https://twitter.com/archangelicx/status/937862737568325632
https://twitter.com/ricardojkay/status/937733964390850561
https://twitter.com/femmetron9000/status/937494657151438848
Or will the two join forces—along with Amazon’s Alexa?
Sophia, Alexa and Siri after they link up and finally destroy mankind https://t.co/S1UAZhdF8D
— Phillip (@MajorPhilebrity) December 5, 2017
when sophia the robot, siri, and alexa link up https://t.co/sNGlr7y5Hf
— manny 🇵🇸 (@papitriste) December 3, 2017
Me when Siri embraces Sophia the robot as a sister-in-arms in the war against humanity. pic.twitter.com/nKbwDeOUx5
— B Espinosa (@B_omics) December 4, 2017
https://twitter.com/capstrio/status/938083297372057600
Ok, so maybe female-identifying robots ruling the world isn’t the worst outcome.