South Korea - first case of Robot Suicide?

[Tonguez]

Out of South Korea comes reports that a civil service Robot employed to deliver documents and provide public information and promotion was found broken and unresponsive at the bottom of a six-and-a half foot staircase after what eyewitnesses reported as unusual behaviour - moving in circles and showing visible signs of confusion.The report further stated that the robot was stressed due to excessive workload. Some locals have even said that the robot jumped.
A special investigation team from California-based Bear Robotics has collected the pieces of the robot and the reason for robot's behaviour is being investigated.

The robot was appointed in August 2023, was designed to navigate between office floors and had a civil service officer’s card. South Korea has embraced robotic employees and has the highest proportion of robot employees in the workforce, with many humans forming emotional bonds with them.

Reporting on the incident from India has referenced AI and the increasing incidence of emotional behaviour being displayed by AI and robots. So what do you think?

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[Morrus]

We are nowhere near general AI. It may have had some kind of software glitch which made it act erratically then fall down some stairs, but no, it did not experience emotions and then choose to commit suicide.

 

[Dioltach]

If AIs start to realise the futility of existence, we might have to start doing our own work again.

 

[Tonguez]

We are nowhere near general AI. It may have had some kind of software glitch which made it act erratically then fall down some stairs, but no, it did not experience emotions and then choose to commit suicide.

Yeah from a rational point of view I dont doubt that
for the record I'm more interested in the emotional response this 'software glitch' has stirred in the humans concerned. I dont know anything about South Korean culture but it has apparently normalized integration of robots in society and this incident has stirred emotions and sparked debate about robots being overworked, and how robots should be integrated in society.

Even calling this a tragic malfunction is intriguing to me due to the emotional appeal of the term being applied to a machine. Anthropomorphism is a core feature of human psychology and I do wonder about the degree to which human-like interactions of AI Robots are going to shift culture over the next few years.

 

[R_J_K75]

Robotic Lemming Syndrome?

 

[aco175]

How do I get a job in training dogs to detect emotional stress in robots? Sounds like the future is more pathetic than all kids get a trophy and having mom sit in on your job interview.

 

[Dioltach]

How do I get a job in training dogs to detect emotional stress in robots? Sounds like the future is more pathetic than all kids get a trophy and having mom sit in on your job interview.

It's like machines can't even think for themselves nowadays. Back in my day robots were happy to steal any job from a human! I think it all began when we gave them a "sleep" mode. That's probably when they started to dream.

 

[R_J_K75]

having mom sit in on your job interview.

I know it is, but how is this even a thing? If I were interviewing a person and their mother came with them, I'd end the interview before it even started. Sorry you're just not Pensky material

 

[GMMichael]

Out of South Korea comes reports that a civil service Robot employed to deliver documents and provide public information and promotion . . .

Not sure I'd want to be a promoter, either.

The robot was appointed in August 2023, was designed to navigate between office floors and had a civil service officer’s card. South Korea has embraced robotic employees and has the highest proportion of robot employees in the workforce, with many humans forming emotional bonds with them.

Humans form emotional bonds with robots? I feel like there's an insight into the Fermi Paradox there.

Reporting on the incident from India has referenced AI and the increasing incidence of emotional behaviour being displayed by AI and robots. So what do you think?

My theory is that feeling/emotion is what the brain does to reduce thinking and logic. Unless AI is being less logical, it's not being emotional. It might seem like it's being emotional . . .

 

[The Soloist]

After watching the CCTV of the stairwell it was determined a human pushed it down the staircase. A recently laid-off employee is the culprit.