Chess-playing robot breaks finger of boy, 7, during Russian match, July 2022

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Chess-playing robot breaks finger of boy during Russian match

Both officials appeared to place at least some of the blame for the incident on the 7-year-old.

torontosun.com

''According to officials from the Moscow Chess Federation, the child continued his participation in the event after his finger was placed in a plaster cast.

Both officials, in comments to a pair of state news agencies translated from Russian, appeared to place at least some of the blame for the incident on the boy.

“The child made a move, and after that we need to give time for the robot to answer, but the boy hurried, the robot grabbed him,” Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation, told TASS. “We have nothing to do with the robot.”

“The robot broke the child’s finger — this, of course, is bad,” added Lazarev. “The robot was rented by us, it has been exhibited in many places, for a long time, with specialists.”

At the time, the robot was playing a chess match against three children at once. Baza described the victim as one of the “30 strongest” chess players in Moscow under 9 years old.''

 

[Springrain]

This is why I don't trust robots...well, one of the reasons!

I'm not a robot engineer, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I'm not buying the excuse, or the defensiveness. How long do you have to wait to make a move to not get your finger broken by a chess-playing robot? This kiddo was one of the top champions, of course he'll move fast...something here is hinky IMO. JMO.

 

[MsMarple]

Chess-playing robot breaks finger of boy during Russian match

Both officials appeared to place at least some of the blame for the incident on the 7-year-old.

torontosun.com

''According to officials from the Moscow Chess Federation, the child continued his participation in the event after his finger was placed in a plaster cast.

Both officials, in comments to a pair of state news agencies translated from Russian, appeared to place at least some of the blame for the incident on the boy.

“The child made a move, and after that we need to give time for the robot to answer, but the boy hurried, the robot grabbed him,” Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation, told TASS. “We have nothing to do with the robot.”

“The robot broke the child’s finger — this, of course, is bad,” added Lazarev. “The robot was rented by us, it has been exhibited in many places, for a long time, with specialists.”

At the time, the robot was playing a chess match against three children at once. Baza described the victim as one of the “30 strongest” chess players in Moscow under 9 years old.''

And so it begins...

 

[coastal]

Chess-playing robot breaks finger of boy during Russian match

Both officials appeared to place at least some of the blame for the incident on the 7-year-old.

torontosun.com

''According to officials from the Moscow Chess Federation, the child continued his participation in the event after his finger was placed in a plaster cast.

Both officials, in comments to a pair of state news agencies translated from Russian, appeared to place at least some of the blame for the incident on the boy.

“The child made a move, and after that we need to give time for the robot to answer, but the boy hurried, the robot grabbed him,” Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation, told TASS. “We have nothing to do with the robot.”

“The robot broke the child’s finger — this, of course, is bad,” added Lazarev. “The robot was rented by us, it has been exhibited in many places, for a long time, with specialists.”

At the time, the robot was playing a chess match against three children at once. Baza described the victim as one of the “30 strongest” chess players in Moscow under 9 years old.''

BBM. "...the robot grabbed him"...wait. What?! How is that even possible?

 

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Chess robot breaks finger of seven-year-old boy in Russia

The robot grabbed the seven-year-old boy's finger because it was unsettled by his overly-quick movements, Russian media outlets reported, quoting Russian chess officials.

www.dailymail.co.uk

''The footage shows the robot - which consists of a single mechanical arm with multiple joints and a 'hand' - was in the middle of a table and surrounded by three different chess boards. It's AI can reportedly play three matches at the same time.

Captured by a camera over the boy's shoulder, the video starts by showing the robot as it picks up a piece from the board and drops it into a box to the side - used to contain the discarded pieces from the game.

As it does so, the young boy reaches to make his next move. However, the robot appears to mistake the boy's finger for a chess piece, and grabs that instead.''

''Upon grabbing the boy's finger, the mechanical arms freezes in place, trapping the boy who begins to panic. Several people standing around the table rush in to help him, and after a few seconds are able to free him from the robot's grip''

''Pictured: The boy is taken away by adults who were standing around the table. Russian chess officials said the machine had been hired for many previous events without incident, saying the boy went to move a piece too quickly after making a move
Upon grabbing the boy's finger, the mechanical arms freezes in place, trapping the boy who begins to panic. Several people standing around the table rush in to help him, and after a few seconds are able to free him from the robot's grip.''

 

[MsMarple]

BBM. "...the robot grabbed him"...wait. What?! How is that even possible?

I think the robot was able to "grab" by using the same movements as it does to handle the chess pieces.

Now, the question is whether or not the robot understood it was grabbing a human finger or did it simply react as if a chess piece was disturbed/wobbling and it attempted to right it? That it "froze" while clasping the boy's finger may indicate confusion on its part.

IOW, IMO it wasn't a deliberate act to harm or punish the boy. As much credit as we give robots and automatons the reality is that they only act according to their programming. We humans tend to anthropomorphize machines and even animals. An extra bit of programming would likely change how the robot responds in the future. A failsafe needs to be programmed in.

 

[shotgun09]

I think the robot was able to "grab" by using the same movements as it does to handle the chess pieces.

Now, the question is whether or not the robot understood it was grabbing a human finger or did it simply react as if a chess piece was disturbed/wobbling and it attempted to right it? That it "froze" while clasping the boy's finger may indicate confusion on its part.

IOW, IMO it wasn't a deliberate act to harm or punish the boy. As much credit as we give robots and automatons the reality is that they only act according to their programming. We humans tend to anthropomorphize machines and even animals. An extra bit of programming would likely change how the robot responds in the future. A failsafe needs to be programmed in.

Yeah, well I've seen The Terminator....thank you very much!
I will not be playing chess with the robots any time soon.
Just sayin... LOL

 

[MsMarple]

Yeah, well I've seen The Terminator....thank you very much!
I will not be playing chess with the robots any time soon.
Just sayin... LOL

Lol! Go to YouTube and search james may bim - it'll soften your fear of 'bots. Maybe.

 

[shotgun09]

Lol! Go to YouTube and search james may bim - it'll soften your fear of 'bots. Maybe.

I am James May!

 

[Springrain]

Yeah, well I've seen The Terminator....thank you very much!
I will not be playing chess with the robots any time soon.
Just sayin... LOL

Me neither! I'll pass!

IOW, IMO it wasn't a deliberate act to harm or punish the boy. As much credit as we give robots and automatons the reality is that they only act according to their programming. We humans tend to anthropomorphize machines and even animals. An extra bit of programming would likely change how the robot responds in the future. A failsafe needs to be programmed in.

I don't think it was deliberate on the robot's part, BUT as robots become more advanced and more commonplace, who knows who could program them to do what evil deeds. These kinds of things keep me up at night! And robots gaining sentience...no thanks...just thinking about that possibility freaks me out. Don't like it.

 

[shotgun09]

I am showing my "Boomer-isms" again, but even the 1960's cartoon the Jetsons "Rosey-the Robot" character freaked me out as a kid. I knew then, that something wasn't quite right with the robot world.

I am all for science, progress and innovation. There are some brilliant minds out there! But, when a machine can 'mistakenly' make a decision and act out/on a human movement? Nope...

 

[Jade]

^

 

[WingsOverTX]

I think the robot was able to "grab" by using the same movements as it does to handle the chess pieces.

Now, the question is whether or not the robot understood it was grabbing a human finger or did it simply react as if a chess piece was disturbed/wobbling and it attempted to right it? That it "froze" while clasping the boy's finger may indicate confusion on its part.

IOW, IMO it wasn't a deliberate act to harm or punish the boy. As much credit as we give robots and automatons the reality is that they only act according to their programming. We humans tend to anthropomorphize machines and even animals. An extra bit of programming would likely change how the robot responds in the future. A failsafe needs to be programmed in.

RBBM
Isn't that the whole point? We can create robots to think but morality is not programmable. Brave new world, indeed.

Frankenstein comes to mind.

JMO

 

[fred&edna]

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