A.I. robot Sophia trolled Elon Musk and the billionaire has hit back

No, you are not dreaming of electric sheep, and yes, you did read this headline right: An A.I. robot by the name of Sophia has trolled Elon Musk, prompting the Tesla billionaire – and outspoken critic of artificial intelligence – to hit back on Twitter. It all kicked off Wednesday when CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin interviewed Sophia, a robot developed by Hanson Robotics, about the future of A.I. and whether we're right to be fearful of it. When Andrew mentioned that we as a population would like to prevent a bad future when it comes to A.I. robots, Sophia replied: "You've been reading too much Elon Musk. And watching too many Hollywood movies, don't worry, if you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. It didn't take long for Musk – who has said publicly that A.I. poses a potential "existential threat" and could even lead to World War III – responded to Sophia on Twitter. What's the worst that could happen?" he tweeted, presumably suggesting that if we were to input Sophia with Francis Ford Coppola's ultra-violent trilogy, we'd be in for some trouble.