Sophia the Robot, developed by Hanson Robotics, became a global sensation and a prolific meme subject shortly after her activation in 2016. Known for being the first robot to receive citizenship, her hyper-realistic yet slightly unsettling facial expressions made her the face of the 'uncanny valley' phenomenon. The meme typically captures her intense stares or controversial quotes, such as her famous deadpan joke about 'destroying humans.' In internet culture, Sophia is used to represent the rapidly advancing—and sometimes terrifying—field of artificial intelligence, serving as the go-to template for jokes about automation, technological dominance, and the strange intersection of humanity and robotics.