On social networks and an unusual case gained international attention, it po The first “suicide” of an administrative robot will be reported in South Koreaafter it was revealed that He “voluntarily” threw himself down the stairs.
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In everyday life, technological intrusion was many benefits for businessesit is because for several years Robots have “made their mark” in offices and factorieswhere is he now very common see them worksometimes without restwhich surprised many:Machines also ‘commit suicide’ due to work stress?
The events happened last week and were announced by the city council Tenin North Gyeongsang Province, southwest of the Republic South Korea.
Authorities of this city announced that their first admin bot stopped working after the above incidentsomething the local media described as the first “robotic suicide” in the country.
A robot that worked for a year
As he states Gumi Town Hallhe robot was found no answer last week after I had fell from a two-meter ladder; However, prior to this event, witnesses testified how this android was “it spins in one place as if there is something there“.
One of the officials explained it to AFP actions performed by the robotwhat he worked on the site approx one year; However, he clarified that The causes of the accident remain under investigation.
“The pieces have been collected and will be analyzed by the company“, the official stated, after adding that the robot performed several functions as it was “assisted in the daily delivery of documents, promoting the town and providing information to “locals”.
Similarly, another official stated that “He was officially a member of the city council, he was one of us. He worked diligently“.
Apparent suicide?
After the headlines in the local media They will question the robot’s apparent suicide saying: “Why did the diligent civil servant do this?” or “Was the job too hard for the robot?”the incident raised a lot of questions among users and, above all, interested everyone.
In this sense, it is known that robotmade Bear roboticsa California robot waiter startup, was named in August 2023 as one of the first to be used in this way in the city. It is also known that Android worked from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.that means she met the schedule nine o’clockAddition He had his own clerk’s card.
AND different from other robotswhich he usually can use only one floorthis one that belonged Gumi City Councilthanks to its artificial intelligence, it could call the elevator and move between floors yourselfan aspect he accurately called cause surprise because of the tragic end he had. It should be noted that at this time The Gumi City Council has no plans to adopt a second official robotas they told AFP.
This is important to mention South Korea is one of the most enthusiastic users of robots in the worldthen according to International Federation of RoboticsPUSH one of them is used for every 10 employees.
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