Professor Stein, as you know, the Hanson robot, Sophia, was awarded citizenship of Saudi Arabia in 2017. She has more rights than any Saudi woman. What does this tell us about artificial intelligence? Nothing – said Professor Stein – it tells us a great deal about Saudi Arabia. (Laughter in the hall but the woman persists.) Will women be the first casualties of obsolescence in your brave new world? On the contrary, said Professor Stein, AI need not replicate outmoded gender prejudices. If there is no biological male or female, then—
