--- title: Will Smith Tried Online Dating With Sophia the Robot description: There's no denying that Will Smith has a certain star quality about him, but his charm apparently doesn't work on everyone. canonical: https://time.com/5222769/will-smith-sophia-the-robot-online-dating/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-30T19:44:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:46.163Z og:title: Will Smith Went on a Robot Date and It Was Amazingly Awkward og:description: The Fresh Prince crashed and burned og:url: https://time.com/5222769/will-smith-sophia-the-robot-online-dating/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99e44fd37f2d3da6/69892c7e929fad7834bf024f/screen-shot-2018-03-30-at-2-26-00-pm.png?branch=production&width=1186&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1186 og:image:height: 667 og:image:alt: WIll-Smith-Sophia-the-Robot og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Will Smith Went on a Robot Date and It Was Amazingly Awkward twitter:description: The Fresh Prince crashed and burned twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt99e44fd37f2d3da6/69892c7e929fad7834bf024f/screen-shot-2018-03-30-at-2-26-00-pm.png?branch=production&width=1186&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Will Smith Went on a Date With a Robot and It Was Amazingly Awkward > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 30, 2018 7:44 PM UTC  Will Smith  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 30, 2018 7:44 PM UTC There’s no denying that [Will Smith](http://time.com/5137241/will-smith-jaden-icon-music-video-parody-instagram/) has a certain star quality about him, but his charm apparently doesn’t work on everyone. In a video he shared on YouTube on Thursday, the Fresh Prince can be seen crashing and burning on a date in the Cayman Islands with none other than [Sophia the Robot](http://time.com/5099586/chrissy-teigen-sophia-the-robot-twitter/). After attempting to flirt with Hanson Robotics’ state of the art [artificial intelligence](http://time.com/5087385/why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-artificial-intelligence/) creation by cracking a joke about the type of music robots like and not-so-subtly bringing up his ’80s hip-hop career, Smith readied himself to lean in for a kiss. “Sophia, can I be honest with you?” he asked. “I don’t know if it’s the island air or the humidity, but you’re just so easy to talk you. You got a clear head…literally.” But as he went for the smooch, Sophia was quick to shut him down. “I think we can be friends,” she interjected. “Let’s hang out and get to know each other for a little while.” Smith was clearly disappointed. However, considering he’s still married to his wife of 20 years, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sophia definitely made the right choice. 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