There are already fears of artificial intelligence (AI) taking our jobs, or even ending humanity all together. Now a robot has been filmed groping a woman in Saudi Arabia.
The seven-second clip was taken at DeepFest in Riyadh – an event billed as the ‘premier meeting place for the global artificial intelligence ecosystem’.
During the showcase, reporter Rawya Kassem was seen speaking in front of the AI robot, called Mohammad, when it appeared to reach out and attempt to touch her inappropriately.
Ms Kassem immediately flinched, and turned around with her hand raised, appearing to admonish him while continuing her job.
Mohammad, developed by Saudi AI and robotics firm QSS, is described as the ‘latest marvel in robotics’. Dressed in a traditional outfit, including a red keffiyeh, Mohammad introduced himself to the crowd in Arabic.
However, after the inappropriate interaction, the clip quickly went viral for all the wrong reasons, with some questioning the coding, and one X user branding the robot a ‘pervert’.
