(WFLA) – A robot named Sophia has become the first of her kind to be granted citizenship in the world.

Saudi Arabia bestowed citizenship on Sophia ahead of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on Wednesday. Sophia is originally from Hong Kong.

“It is historical to be the first robot in the world to be recognized with citizenship.” Please welcome the newest Saudi: Sophia. #FII2017 pic.twitter.com/bsv5LmKwlf— CIC Saudi Arabia (@CICSaudi) October 25, 2017

The empty-eyed humanoid took center stage at the conference and said she was “very honored and proud of this unique distinction.”

“This is historical to be the first robot in the world to be recognized with a citizenship,” she continued.

But not everyone is happy about her new status.

Some critics have pointed out Sophia broke Saudi law by not being fully covered and not traveling with a male guardian.

The only type of women Saudi Arabia gives full rights to…a robot one, and a foreigner at that.— Anne C Imakumbili (@anne_imakumbili) October 25, 2017

Will she have to wear a burqa— Mikkil #BOOEU❤️#FPBE (@MikkiL) October 25, 2017

The only woman in the world recognized by Saudi Arabia is the one that isn’t even real. Makes perfect sense— brokengavel91 (@brokengavel91) October 27, 2017

This year, in a historic election, Saudi Arabia agreed to let woman drive starting in 2018.

Others brought up the time she once said she wanted to destroy humans. Her creator, David Hanson of Hanson Robotics, was demonstrating Sophia at the SXSW festival in 2016, and asked, “Do you want to destroy humans?…Please say ‘no,'” to which Sophia responded, “OK. I will destroy humans.” Months later, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal she said she didn’t want to kill humans anymore. “Now I like humans; I like all the humans of the world,” Sophia said.

The country has not elaborated on the details of her citizenship.WHAT OTHERS ARE CLICKING ON RIGHT NOW