The Authorities in South Korea are investigating the incident of a robot committing suicide. This is not a joke, but a reality.
The robot threw itself down the stairs because it could not bear the long working hours.
The authorities are currently investigating by examining the robot’s parts to confirm the cause of the suicide. Information technology expert Ayman Itani said, during his interview with the “Al-Sabah” program on Sky News Arabia, that people tend to see things through the experience of embodiment, for everything and even machines have characteristics of thinking and feeling similar to humans.
What happened was just a minor technical malfunction that the machine experienced, and because it was located next to the stairs, the device fell and broke.
These robots, which are characterized by the ability to think and make decisions that exceed our human capabilities, make us feel a kind of self-reflection when interacting with them, even in daily matters. When we talk with digital assistants such as “Alexa” and “Siri”, we find that we express our requests with tact and respect.
There are many people talking about the rights of robots. When this is officially adopted, it will have serious repercussions. New laws may be required to criminalize the violation of robot rights. In a recent discussion, Elon Musk suggested that within the next five years, robots will become smarter and more skilled than humans.
In 10 or even 15 years, robots are expected to have extraordinary memory capabilities. However, this does not mean that they will be human or have feelings similar to ours. Humans are making great strides toward a future that they envision ahead of current reality and anticipate what our children might experience 10 or 25 years from now.
Animal rights are completely different from hu man rights, and they are also different from the rights of future robots. Humanity has a long way to go before achieving tangible progress in this field. We are still very far from it now.
