Like in a science fiction film, like in an Isaac Asimov story: a robot attacked a human being. The clash – unequal – between machine and man would have occurred two years ago and would have truly disturbing contours. Giga Factory in Austin, Texas: A Tesla engineer is working on three robots. Two of them are off, but one is not. The employee at Elon Musk’s company doesn’t notice and while he is busy maintaining the machinery, the still active robot pins him against a surface and hurts his back and arm with its claws. The bleeding engineer only manages to free himself from the humanoid’s grip thanks to the intervention of another worker who, upon arriving at the scene, presses the emergency stop button and turns off the robot.
An attack reconstructed by the technological news agency The Information, reported by several media outlets and which opened new and disturbing scenarios about the future of robotics and the coexistence between machines and man. An accident occurred at Musk’s company, which immediately commented on the story about the factories) and insinuates that it is now due to Optimus” – Musk’s reference is to the humanoid robot developed by his company in 2021 and which according to the tycoon will have more importance in the future on the assembly line of autonomous electric cars.
A “simple accident at work” for Musk which, therefore, would have nothing to do with robots and which would not open up any Terminator-type scenario. But the shadows obviously continue to exist and there continue to be dramatic and disturbing doubts about the future coexistence between robots and humans.
Source: IL Tempo
John Cameron is a journalist at The Nation View specializing in world news and current events, particularly in international politics and diplomacy. With expertise in international relations, he covers a range of topics including conflicts, politics and economic trends.
