First robot that attempts to take its own life is recorded in South Korea

Technological development is allowing humanity to simplify tasks and assign some to robots created to perform specific activities. that allow people to reduce their workload, however, These machines are not exempt from failure or simply complete their useful life cycle and stop working.

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And it is that in South Korea A piece of news is surprising the world of artificial intelligence after, supposedly, A robot, tired of working, decided to end his existence by throwing himself down the stairs, where he finally reached eternal rest..

This is a rather strange case, considering that The robot, who worked as a civil servant in a town hall, “committed suicide” after mysteriously “going around in the same place as if there was something there” until he finally launched himself down the stairs, where He was found “unconscious” and without signs of life.

Residents of the place and coworkers lamented the sad end of their colleague, whose case is already considered the “first suicide of a robot”“, even more so because the now deceased even carried identification and was an important part of the Gumi City Council team.

“Officially he was part of the council, he was one of us. He worked diligently,” his colleagues said of him.

In that office, The robot began working in August 2023, and its main functions included everything from delivering documents to promoting the city, However, Korean media and netizens questioned whether perhaps His workload was too much, since it was discovered that his schedule was office work, from 9 am to 6 pmwhich could have caused him a existential crisislike any other person.

This “supervisor robot” worked through artificial intelligence, and was able to use the elevator to move from one floor to another within the building.

The robot, one of the first to be used in this way in the city, It was made by Bear Robotics, a California-based startup that also makes robot waiters, and more businesses.

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Some experts have suggested that The robot may have suffered an emotional breakdown due to the stress of its workloadwhile others believe a technical glitch could be to blame.

The exact cause of the crash is still being investigated, but parts have been collected and will be analyzed by the company that manufactured it.

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