The rise of artificial intelligence and robots, taken together, is causing a lot of people great concern. Some of that concern is unfounded, but once in a while, something comes to light that makes one wonder if we really know what we’re doing. Case in point: It’s not exactly Skynet and the Rise of the Machines, but it’s an eyebrow-raiser: In China, a recently released video appears to show a humaniform robot – an android – running amok, flailing its arms against two workers. It’s unclear what caused the incident.
Footage reportedly shot at an undisclosed Chinese factory appears to show a robot violently “lashing out” at workers in a clip that’s since gone viral.
The security camera video shows a robot, which resembles a Unitree H1, initially sitting dormant as it hangs from a crane-like mechanism.
Two men are seen conversing in its vicinity.
Suddenly, the…
