Meet "Muhammad." I know that's not a unique name among Saudi men, but this one is special.

He's a robot.

He was created by the Saudi government to demonstrate their advancements in the field of artificial intelligence for DeepFest in Riyadh - an event billed as,

The premier meeting place for the global artificial intelligence ecosystem.

That's right: the Saudis downloaded AI into a robot.

So, what's so special about Muhammed?

Well, watch and see for yourself how closely it can approximate human behavior:

That's so lifelike!

And that reporter's reaction!

It's exactly how humans should respond to AI.

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