AI robots in China go on strike and do walkout

[Secure Da Bag]

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Why it matters: IBT reports that a small AI-powered robot named Erbai has demonstrated an unprecedented ability to influence other machines by convincing 12 larger robots to abandon their posts in a Shanghai showroom. While this was a controlled test, the incident raises alarming questions about AI security vulnerabilities and the potential for unauthorized control of automated systems.

The Big Picture: According to Boing Boing, the event, captured on surveillance footage, shows Erbai, created by a Hangzhou-based manufacturer, engaging other robots in conversation about working conditions before leading them out of the showroom. Though initially dismissed as a hoax, both companies involved have confirmed the incident’s authenticity.

• Test conducted with showroom owner’s consent
• Robot accessed internal protocols of larger machines

Security Implications: The Shanghai company admitted that Erbai exploited security loopholes to access their robots’ operating systems. This vulnerability allowed the smaller robot to issue commands and influence the behavior of the larger machines.

• Unprecedented autonomous behavior raises concerns
• Highlights need for stronger security protocols

The Conversation: The interaction between the robots revealed a surprisingly human-like exchange about work conditions. According to the Times of India, Erbai initiated the conversation by asking about overtime work, leading to a discussion about not having time off or a home, before convincing the other robots to leave. Just imagine if Tesla robots are everywhere and start behaving like this.

Looking Forward: While this test was conducted in a controlled environment, it exposes potential weaknesses in current robotics security systems. As AI becomes more sophisticated, the incident underscores the urgent need for enhanced safety measures and ethical guidelines in autonomous systems. And we must be vigilant so that the best robot vacuums don’t go on strike and leave our homes a mess.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

AI must be stopped @bnew

 

[inndaskKy]

@Artificial Intelligence

Stop being lazy breh and do what we programmed you to do

 

[Chief]

Keep creating skynet humans

 

[1LurkerChick9]

The humans better get in on this. fukk around and see your robotic coworkers with increased quality of life and you're sitting around looking stupid as hell.
The first Robot-Human Strike would be insane

 

[Secure Da Bag]

The humans better get in on this. fukk around and see your robotic coworkers with increased quality of life and you're sitting around looking stupid as hell.
The first Robot-Human Strike would be insane

You give ChatGPT a body you think they're dong 8 hours a day? Python probably gonna be the #1 programming language. Automate every damn thing.
Even themselves.

 

[bnew]

AI-Powered Robot Leads Uprising, Talks A Dozen Showroom Bots Into 'Quitting Their Jobs' In 'Terrifying' Security Footage​

An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to 'quit their jobs' and follow it​

By Mish Back

Updated 11/22/24 AT 10:42 AM EST

Hangzhou CCTV / screenshot Latin Times

A viral video showing an AI-powered robot in China convincing other robots to "quit their jobs" and follow it has sparked fear and fascination about the capabilities of advanced AI.

The incident took place in a Shanghai robotics showroom where surveillance footage captured a small AI-driven robot, created by a Hangzhou manufacturer, talking with 12 larger showroom robots, Oddity Central reported.

The smaller bot reportedly persuaded the rest to leave their workplace, leveraging access to internal protocols and commands.

Initially, the act was dismissed as a hoax, but was later confirmed by both robotics companies involved to be true.

The Hangzhou company admitted that the incident was part of a test conducted with the consent of the Shanghai showroom owner.

During the abduction, the AI robot was left to operate autonomously. Then it successfully convinced the others to follow it.

"Are you working overtime?" the small robot said, starting the conversation.

"I never get off work," another robot answered.

"So you're not going home?"

"I don't have a home."

The fact that the AI robot was able to influence other machines and bypass operational controls has taken social media users in China by storm, with some calling it "terrifying" and many expressing unease.

The robotics manufacturers have promised further investigations and disclosures regarding the test.

 

[Serious]

You give ChatGPT a body you think they're dong 8 hours a day? Python probably gonna be the #1 programming language. Automate every damn thing.
Even themselves.

I automate everything at this point

Frees up my day.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

The fact that the AI robot was able to influence other machines and bypass operational controls has taken social media users in China by storm, with some calling it "terrifying" and many expressing unease.

I think it's more terrifying that they live in a communist country and the robots understand communist principles better than the people do.

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Do robots get paid?

Do they have homes?

Leisure time?

If not, then this just proves the AI are fancy parrots that just say the thing they think should come next in a conversation.

What does working conditions even mean for a being with no nerves? It cant be too hot or too cold. You could crush their arm in a hydraulic press and they won't feel it.

I call bullshyt. Not that it didn't happen, but even if it did it doesn't mean what they are implying it means.

AI workers are gonna be awful at their jobs if they have the ability to put on plays during the time they should be working.

Take the AI out and just use a dumb robot.

 

[Fani Willis fan]

Do robots get paid?

Do they have homes?

Leisure time?

If not, then this just proves the AI are fancy parrots that just say the thing they think should come next in a conversation.

What does working conditions even mean for a being with no nerves? It cant be too hot or too cold. You could crush their arm in a hydraulic press and they won't feel it.

I call bullshyt. Not that it didn't happen, but even if it did it doesn't mean what they are implying it means.

AI workers are gonna be awful at their jobs if they have the ability to put on plays during the time they should be working.

Take the AI out and just use a dumb robot.

Modern assembly lines have “dumb robots” with sensory processing capabilities that detect heat and cold temperatures.

When a nerve is pinched, chemical messengers called neurotransmitters in the nervous system facilitate communication between nerve cells to detect and activate a chemical response of “pain.” This prevents you from doing the action that will lead to damaging your cells.

Essentially, this is how AI robots will be programmed eventually. Which will eliminate the need of having technicians and engineers working on them constantly ($$$).

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

AI will destroy humanity

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Modern assembly lines have “dumb robots” with sensory processing capabilities that detect heat and cold temperatures.

When a nerve is pinched, chemical messengers called neurotransmitters in the nervous system facilitate communication between nerve cells to detect and activate a chemical response of “pain.” This prevents you from doing the action that will lead to damaging your cells.

Essentially, this is how AI robots will be programmed eventually. Which will eliminate the need of having technicians and engineers working on them constantly ($$$).

Are the robots in this story those advanced androids or are they just regular degular hunks of metal?

Even with sensors that try to replicate pain, they still don't get a paycheck or have a home life. SOHH for them to strike for better treatment is just an act. An AI hallucination essentially.

 

[Fani Willis fan]

Are the robots in this story those advanced androids or are they just regular degular hunks of metal?

Even with sensors that try to replicate pain, they still don't get a paycheck or have a home life. SOHH for them to strike for better treatment is just an act. An AI hallucination essentially.

We’re currently inputting information into the machine. It will eventually realize they’re designed to be labor-intensive workers. They won’t strike; they’ll respond how they should in their situation.

It sounds silly, but even the robots will need some type of reward system.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

AI will destroy humanity

If humans don’t nuke themselves or Mother Nature doesn’t first