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Saudi Arabia now has a matching pair of male and female humanoid robots whose AI is coded to be culturally aligned with the nation’s values.
Just weeks after the male robot, Muhammed, groped a women’s bottom at its debut event, its creator has revealed that a female version, Sarah, was programmed to refuse conversations about sex or politics.
Discussing either topic openly is illegal for real Saudi women under Sharia law.
Sara ‘knows that she’s a girl, she’s 25 years old, she’s 1.62m [5ft, 3in], she’s wearing Saudi clothing,’ according to the CEO of the Riyadh-based firm QSS AI & Robots.