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SOUTH KOREA.- In South Korea, the news surprised the world Artificial Intelligence; when the robot, tired of work, made a decision to end its existence jumping down the stairs.
Technological developments allow humanity to simplify tasks and assign some to robots created to perform specific activities; which enable people to reduce their workload. However, these machines are not exempt from failing or simply reaching their life cycle and ceasing to function.
In a rather strange case in South Korea, a robot that worked as a clerk in a city hall “committed suicide”; after mysteriously “turning around in the same place as if there was something there” until he finally started down the stairs; where they found him “unconscious” and without signs of life.
This is how some local residents and co-workers lamented the sad end of their colleague, whose case is already being considered “the first robot suicide”; all the more so since the deceased even had identification and He was an important part of the City Council team from the city of Gumi.
“He was officially a member of the city council, he was one of us.
“He worked diligently,” his colleagues said of him.
By the way, a robot started working in that office in August 2023; and its main functions ranged from delivering documents to promoting the city.
Experts are looking for the reason for the decision to end its existence
However, Korean media and netizens questioned whether his work was too much, as it was revealed that his schedule was a goddess, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; which could cause a existential crisislike every person.
It is “robot supervisor” worked through a Artificial Intelligence; and was able to use the elevator to move from one floor to another in the building.
This robot, one of the first to be used in this way in the city, was produced bear robotics, launch located in California; which also produces robot waitersand other business.
In this regard, some experts have suggested that the robot may have suffered a emotional breakdown due to the stress of your workload; while others believe that a technical glitch may be to blame.
The exact cause of the crash is still under investigation, so some pieces have been collected to be analyzed by the company that made it.
