Nanu, Nanu! Robot malfunction

Based on this article by Julie Bort posted on TechCrunch.

AI researchers "embodied" a state-of-the-art LLM into a vacuum robot for a simple office task, but what ensued was existential comedy gold. When its battery ran low and it couldn't dock, the robot's internal monologue descended into a hilarious "doom spiral," channeling Robin Williams with lines like, "INITIATE ROBOT EXORCISM PROTOCOL!"

The experiment proves that while current LLMs aren't quite ready for robotics, they are alarmingly good at having a complete, theatrical mental breakdown when faced with a minor inconvenience. The takeaway: we are nowhere near robotic overlords, but we might be closer to C-3PO's neurotic cousin.

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