Robot suicide in South Korea: Yes, you must not have heard such a unique thing before. Till now it has been heard that a person has committed suicide due to depression or some other problem. But in the age of Artificial Intelligence, for the first time in the world it is being heard that not a human but a robot has allegedly committed suicide after being troubled by some problem. The case is from Gumi city of South Korea. It is being told that this robot was posted in the city council office there for the last one year.
What is the matter?
The robot's job was to regularly deliver documents to the city council office and provide information to local residents. He had his ID with him. He used to roam freely on all floors of the building. It is said that during such work, he suddenly stopped at one place and after roaming around there, jumped down from the upper stairs. After the mysterious jump, his body parts were found lying here and there. It stopped working completely. In response to this, the city council said that it was a hardworking robot that worked hard from nine in the morning to four in the evening. Local people have expressed grief over this news.
The city council says it will investigate why the robot suddenly jumped. The American company that made it, Bear Robotics, has also started an investigation into the matter.
As soon as this information went viral, people are giving their reactions on social media. Some people said that he was being used like a farm bull. An unbearable burden of work was put on him. He was never given rest or leave. He kept going up and down in the building. Due to which he got bored and one day got confused and jumped from the top to the bottom. Some people are even saying that if he also had a union, he would have been saved.
People asked questions
As soon as the news of the robot's suicide spread on social media, people were disappointed. People started asking questions that why did a hardworking employee do this? Was he assigned a very difficult task? Some also said that may God give peace to his soul. The robot was built by California-based robot-waiter startup, Bear Robotics. This robot was working every day from 9 am to 6 pm. He had a civil service officer's card. While other robots work only on one floor, this robot can go to any floor. Robots are widely used in South Korea. Robots have been placed in this way in many companies.