Saudi Arabia just made a non-human woman a citizen, making it the first country to grant a robot the right to citizenship, at least as far as we know. Why it did so isn't immediately evident, but the irony of a nation infamous for denying basic rights to its female citizens imbuing a robotic Audrey Hepburn lookalike with rights is not lost on us. The robot, known as Sophia, appeared on stage without an abaya, a head covering and cloak normally required of women by the Saudi government.
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/saudi-arabia-bestows-citizenship-robot-235955390.html
