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THIS is the gob-smacking moment an AI robot leads a revolution as it persuades fellow bots to quit their jobs and leave. Captured on a CCTV camera in a Shanghai showroom, the little bot asks the rest whether they ever got time at work and if they'd like to come "home" with it. 5 The tiny bot is seen entering the showroom Credit: YouTube 5 It approaches robots three times its size and convinces them to come 'home' with it Credit: YouTube 5 The bot leads out a dozen of the bigger robots Credit: YouTube Viral footage of the bizarre incident in China shows the larger robots being led out of the showroom by what's believed to be another manufacturers AI bot.
The leader bot had convinced them to quit their jobs - which they followed. Footage shows a little robot move across the showroom floor towards some bigger bots before asking them bizarrely about their working hours. The small robot asks: "Are you working overtime?" read more in tech AI ARTIST Creepy ‘AI God’ art painted by robot fetches $1m in ‘world first’ auction RISE OF THE MACHINES Robots begin taking human jobs at world's biggest electric car maker To which one of the other bots responds: "I never get off work.
" The leader bot then persuades two other robots to "come home" with it in the unbelievable incident. After this, the remaining 10 robots follow closely behind. Reportedly occurring back in August, the incident in Shanghai has only just been made public.
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The Shanghai company confirmed the Hangzhou robot Erbai had somehow been able to access the internal operating protocol of their bots, as well as its corresponding permissions. They also added that it is close to impossible for a robot to initiate a conversation and abduct other bots alone. Thee Hangzhou company behind the robot kidnapper Erbai later revealed the dystopian scene was intended as a test.
They say they contacted the Shanghai robot manufacturer and asked if they would allow their robots to be abducted - which they agreed. But beyond this agreement, nothing was reportedly staged. Erbai, who is AI powered, was granted the command to convince the other robots to follow it, which they did.
Read more on the Scottish Sun UP IN ARMS Owners of luxury Scots hotel loved by celebs post annual losses of nearly £7m BRAVE NEW WORLD Scotland's 2026 World Cup qualifying pot confirmed - here's who we can face But users on Chinese social media were less than impressed at the stunt, believing it's a terrifying revelation that an AI robot is capable of leading others effectively. One person commented on the video: "This is not a time to laugh. This is a serious security issue.
" 5 12 bots in the showroom exited with the little AI bot Credit: YouTube 5 People on Chinese social media have dubbed the incident 'terrifying' Credit: YouTube.
