Think about the state of humanoid robotics today. Now, think about C3PO.
Uh-huh.
The Star Wars franchise is laughably inaccurate when it comes to anticipating future technology.
@clong ??? Sophia is from Hong Kong, so your reference is lost on me.
@paxterrarum that one is on me. Still appears to be more of a western appeasing interface rather a reflection of it’s cultural origins.
@clong "She was designed by a Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics and was created to look like Audrey Hepburn..."
@paxterrarum Hepburn predates Lucas. And Sophia isn’t fictional.
@paxterrarum George Lucas ain’t no saint but, Saudi and Sophia only recently allowed lawful women drivers.