Russian ChessBot breaks child opponent’s finger
The incident happened at a Moscow tournament on July 19, when a robotic arm that uses AI to help it play three games at once went rogue. Its antics went viral after video appeared online
There’s no need to fear the rise of the machines, or to bemoan the state of Russian robotics.
The Register offers that analysis because local media such as Yamal quote vice president of the Moscow Chess Federation, Sergey Smagin, as saying the Chessbot has been used in tournaments for 15 years and has never done anything like this before.
Nor does it appear the bot grabbed the child to make a winning move.
Instead, reports suggest the bot expects a certain amount of time to elapse between its move and a human player’s response, and the child played more quickly than safety rules allow.
Which definitely does not sound like Russia has nailed robotics. And it doesn’t seem like this robot should be playing against kids – or perhaps anyone.
The victim’s finger is reportedly in a cast and the lad is expected to heal swiftly without any ill effects.
The bot will be allowed to keep playing, too.
Another thing to note is that this story made it to Russian readers and then out of the country.
Russia currently censors its internet to prevent its populace receiving real news of the illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Poorly-designed robots, it appears, may be able to evade censorship and break children’s fingers … for now.
A poor-quality video, without sound, can be seen here: chess.com
See more here: theregister.com
Header image: Metro
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Tom O
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Quote – “Russia currently censors its internet to prevent its populace receiving real news of the illegal invasion of Ukraine.”
Male bovine droppings. Get a life and take your head out of your anus.
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T. C. Clark
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Putey Putin is an enemy of humankind.according to Mikhail Khodorkovsky and I agree. Mikhail spent 10 years in prison due to Putey. An American basketball player was arrested for having some cannabis oil just days before Putey invaded Ukraine. The Basketball player could have been told this stuff is illegal here – we confiscate it and deport you – you are banned from returning to Ruzzia. Instead, because she is American, all this fake trial stuff goes on for propaganda purposes. A little piece of lead in Putey’s head is needed.
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