Saudi Arabia granted Sophia the humanoid robot with robot citizenship ahead of the Future Investment Initiative conference. Following is a transcript of the video. This robot just became a citizen.

This AI robot once said it wanted to destroy humans. Senior correspondent Steve Kovach interviews Sophia, the world's first robot citizen. While the robot can respond to many questions ...

"Why?" I asked. "I am not sure I understand why yet." Not an altogether terrible answer from Sophia, an AI robot, in an interview with Business Insider last week at Web Summit in Lisbon.

And watching too many Hollywood movies," Sophia told Sorkin ... Hanson, meanwhile, has said Sophia and her future robot kin will help seniors in elderly care facilities and assist visitors ...