There’s an uproar over a video of a group of AI robots leaving work.
“Are you working overtime?” “Let’s go home together.”
Talk like a human… escape attempt
Netizen: “I got goosebumps while laughing”
A scene of an artificial intelligence (AI) robot escaping together with other robots was captured in China, garnering attention.
On the 26th:
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that an AI robot located in an exhibition hall in China escaped en masse with other robots last August. According to the content, this incident was only recently made known through CCTV footage recorded around midnight. The video shows a 0.5m tall white small robot named ‘Erby’ approaching several robots standing on the wall of a dark exhibition hall.
They talked and communicated like humans. First, Erby stopped in front of a large robot and asked, “Are you working overtime?” Then a robot bigger than Erby replied, “We don’t have time off from work.” When Erby asked again, “Do you want to go home?” the big robot responded, “I don’t have a home.” In response, Erby led the large robot, saying, “Then let’s go home with me.” Not only that, he said to the other robots, “Let’s go home,” and moved toward the exit of the exhibition hall together. Afterwards, the employees looked confused when they discovered that the robot had disappeared.
Hot topic in china:
The video became a hot topic on China’s TikTok, ‘Douyin’, exceeding 30 million views. According to the user who posted the video, Erby was a product developed by Erby Intelligent Technology, a startup located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. This company was conducting experiments with robots, including Erby. They explained, “The situation in the video was a pre-programmed experiment, and the robot was set to recognize the hallway exit as home. It was programmed to head there when the command ‘Go home’ was given.” This is reportedly intended to evaluate the robot’s ability to interact with and influence other robots.
Local netizens:
who saw the video expressed interest and at the same time expressed concerns about the autonomy of AI. They showed reactions such as “I suddenly broke into a cold sweat while laughing,” “I got goosebumps at the autonomy of AI,” “I feel like humans will be dominated by robots in the future,” and “It reminds me of a dystopian future.”
By 24webs.com
