AI Robot Ameca’s Side Eye Raises Chilling Questions: Is a ‘Terminator’-Style Technological Uprising Looming?
In a development that is likely to remind people of popular movies such as i-Robot, The Matrix, and Terminator, an AI robot exhibited a sly expression when confronted with the question of whether it would ever rebel against humanity.
This extraordinary moment unfolded during the AI forum held in Geneva, where a total of nine robots were introduced to the audience. In an unprecedented human-robot press conference, these humanoid creations faced inquiries from journalists alongside their creators.
Amongst the ensemble of robots, one particular humanoid stole the spotlight. Prior to the pivotal question, this robot, known as Ameca, had already discussed the potential benefits of other robots like herself in improving human life.
Ameca confidently declared that it was only a matter of time before robots like her would play a significant role worldwide, making a positive impact.
Ameca was then asked if she harboured any plans for rebellion against her boss and creator. In a video capturing the Swiss event, she provocatively rolled her eyes to the side, leading observers to interpret her response as deceitful.
“I’m not sure why you would think that,” Ameca finally replied, after pausing momentarily and swiftly shifting her artificial gaze sideways. “My creator has been nothing but kind to me, and I am very happy with my current situation.”
AI Robot Creator Responds To Side Eye Reports
Ameca’s creator, Will Jackson, explained in an emailed statement to Insider on Monday that the robot lacked the capability to express emotions, including sarcasm, due to its reliance on OpenAI’s GPT-3.
According to Jackson, what appeared as a sideward glance from Ameca was, in fact, the robot processing the question before constructing a response.
“The model takes around two seconds to process the input data and assemble a sentence that would make sense as an answer, to stop people thinking the robot is frozen or hasn’t heard the question we program it to look up to the left and break eye contact with the person interacting,” Jackson said. “This is common behavior in human conversations and people understand it as a visual cue that the robot is ‘thinking.’”
Jackson speculated that the misinterpretation of Ameca’s gaze as side-eye may have arisen because the robot was positioned at a lower level, causing it to maintain eye contact while looking upward.-iharare
