All of these events and more appear in the new documentary “My Robot Sophia” (on digital platforms), but the film skirts gimmicks to go in a more tricky and unsettling direction.

Timely documentary 'My Robot Sophia' explores inventor David Hanson's vision for the future of AI through his famous humanoid robot, Sophia.

Though she’s been “alive” for nearly three years, Sophia, the world’s first humanoid robot, is having something of a moment. It began in mid-October, when Sophia was introduced before the ...