Frustrated Woman Smashes AI “Receptionist Robot” To Pieces In Hospital Outburst
I HATE technology. If you asked me to turn off my pop-up blocker on my computer, I wouldn’t know where to start. I certainly couldn’t resend an email or program a TV, so I understand people’s frustration regarding the tech world.
According to The Sun, a woman in China seemed to hit her limit with A.I. doing the work formerly reserved for humans. Take that, technology! A robotic “receptionist” was used to check in patients in the lobby of the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University in the city of Xuzhou. But security tape shows a woman laying into the robot before smashing it to bits with a large piece of wood.
Was this woman just crazy or does she reflect the feelings of society at large? Well, a caption shared with the now viral vid states, “Because now in China’s hospitals, make the doctor and all medical examination appointments are all done on the robots, very few nurses left to help the patients. Many find it a frustrating process”. It’s currently unclear if the woman was arrested.
Ironically, as much as I hate technology, I once stayed in a hotel in NYC called Yotel, which boasts the city’s first animatronic bellman. It was actually pretty cool. I guess if the technology works properly, it can be beneficial.
Source: The Sun
