What I am going to tell you might sound fictional, but it is true! In a strange incident, a robot named Erbai kidnapped 12 bigger robots from a showroom in China. The event was recorded on CCTV camera and the footage has now gone viral on social media. In the video, you can clearly see how the tiny robot is leading the other robots out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still feel like I am writing a sci-fi movie script, but a tiny robot named Erbai, which has been
developed by a Hangzhou-based company, engaged in an eerie, human-like conversation with the showroom robots. To this, one larger robot cribbed about its endless work schedule and said, \u201cI never get off work.\u201d Then Erbai was seen saying in the clip, \u201cThen come with me.\u201d The bigger robots then obediently follow Erbai out of the building, in what looks like a coordinated escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of people thought that the video was a publicity stunt. However, both the Shanghai robotics company and Erbai\u2019s Hangzhou manufacturer confirmed its authenticity. A representative from the Hangzhou company said that Erbai had exploited a security loophole in the operating systems of the larger robots. That\u2019s why it was able to take control of the bigger robots. The firm further revealed that these actions were a part of a test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Shanghai company has labeled the incident as a “kidnapping” and expressed concerns over AI vulnerabilities. This incident has raised many concerns and experts have called for stricter safeguards against unauthorised AI behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though the situation seems funny right now, if this is not corrected or taken care of, it can turn out to be a nightmare. So AI and safeguards need to go hand in hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n