AI Robots Fired

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AI Robots Fired

More and more shops, including conveyor belt sushi shops, have installed AI robots to receive customers in their entrances. On the other hand, anxiety that AI robots might take over human jobs in the near future is increasing. In the midst of this, there were reports in the media about a hotel firing the robots it had been using to guide guests from reception to their rooms. The reason for this dismissal is that they could not respond appropriately to the various questions from guests. In addition, it was pointed out that repairing, updating and maintaining the robots cost too much. Some people were relieved to hear that a supposed solution to the labor shortage, actually turned out to be the opposite. In the USA, there was a scandal over a court case in which the judges ruled that faulty facial recognition technology had discriminated against a person, mistakenly labeling them as a thief. Furthermore, “The Truth About Killer Robot,” a documentary film that focused on a human accidentally killed by a robot, was released in 2018. The SF movie “A.I.” directed by SPIELBERG in 2001 captured many people’s imaginations with its portrayal of a sorrowful robot who yearns to gain the love of a human. Now, the AI robots portrayed in the sci-fi movies of the past, are becoming a reality. Can human beings coexist with AI robots after all? This could be seen as being fundamentally identical to the issue of accepting immigrants.

回転かいてん寿司店ずしてん
kaitenn'zushitenn wo
conveyor belt sushi shops
はじめ、
hajime,
including
受付うけつけ
uketsuke ni
to receive customers in (their) entrances
AIロボットえーあいろぼっと
e-ai robotto wo
AI robots
いた
oita
have installed
みせ
mise ga
shops
えつつあります。
fuetsutsu arimasu.
more and more
一方いっぽうで、
ippou de,
on the other hand
ちか将来しょうらい
chikai shourai
the near future
ni
in
AIロボットえーあいろぼっと
e-ai robotto ga
AI robots
人間にんげんしょく
ninngennno shoku wo
human jobs
うばうのではないか
ubaunodehanaika
might take over
という
toiu
that
懸念けねん
kenenn ga
anxiety
ひろがっています。
hirogatte imasu.
is increasing
そんななか、
sonnna naka,
in the midst (of this)
受付うけつけ
uketsuke
reception
から
kara
from
部屋へや
heya
(their) rooms
まで
made
to
案内あんないする
annnai suru
to guide (guests)
ロボットろぼっと
robotto wo
[(the) robots]
使用しようしていた
shiyou shiteita
(it) had been using
ホテルほてるが、
hoteru ga,
(a) hotel
ロボットろぼっと
robotto wo
(the) robots
解雇かいこした
kaiko shita
firing
という
toiu
about
二ュースにゅーす
nyu-su ga
reports
メディアめでぃあ
medhia
(the) media
de
in
紹介しょうかいされました。
shoukai saremashita.
there were
解雇かいこ
kaiko no
(this) dismissal
理由りゆうは、
riyuu ha,
(the) reason for
ロボットろぼっと
robotto ga
they <robot>
きゃく
okyaku
guests
no
from
さまざまな
samazamana
various
質問しつもん
shitsumonn ni
(the) questions
適切てきせつ
tekisetsu ni
appropriately
こたえられなかった
kotaerarenakatta
could not respond to
からだと
karadato
that
いいます。
iimasu.
is
さらに、
sarani,
in addition
ロボットろぼっと
robotto no
(the) robots
修繕しゅうぜん
shuuzenn
repairing
ya
and
改良かいりょう
kairyou
updating
メンテナンスめんてなんす
menntenannsu ni
maintaining
費用ひよう
hiyou ga
cost
かかりすぎる
kakarisugiru
too much
てんもあげられました。
tenn mo ageraremashita.
(it) was pointed out (that)
人手ひとで不足ぶそく
hitode busoku
(the) labor shortage
解消かいしょう
kaishou
solution to
のはずが、
nohazu ga,
suppose
実際じっさい
jissai ha
actually
ぎゃく
gyaku
the opposite
であった
deatta
turned out to be
ことに
kotoni
that
ほっとするとのこえもあります。
hottosuru tono koe mo arimasu.
(some people) were relieved to hear
アメリカあめりか
amerika
the USA
では、
deha,
in
あやまったかお認識にんしきテクノロジーてくのろじーにより
ayamatta kao'ninnshiki tekunoroji-
faulty facial recognition technology
裁判所さいばんしょ
saibannsho
(a) court (case)
において
nioite
over
人種じんしゅ差別的さべつてき
jinnshu sabetsu teki na
discriminated (against a person)
判決はんけつ
hannketsu ga
(in which the judges) ruled
なされたり
nasaretari
(that) had
間違まちがっって
machigatte
mistakenly (labeling them)
窃盗犯せっとうはん
settouhann
(a) thief
to
as
めつけるという
kimetsukeru toiu
labeling (them)
不祥事ふしょうじ
fushouji mo
(there was a) scandal
きています。
okite imasu.
case
さらに、
sarani,
furthermore
The Truth About Killer Robotざ とぅるーす あばうと きらー ろぼっと
za txuru-su abauto kira- robotto
The Truth About Killer Robot
殺人さつじんロボットろぼっと真実しんじつ)」という、
satsujinn robotto no shinnjitsu toiu,
The Truth About Killer Robot
ロボットろぼっと
robotto
(a) robot
による
niyoru
by
あやまった殺人さつじん
ayamatta satsujinn
(a) human accidentally killed
ni
on
焦点しょうてんてた
shoutenn wo ateta
(that) focused
ドキュメンタリーどきゅめんたりー映画えいが
dokyumenntari- eiga ga
(a) documentary film
2018年にせんじゅうはちねん
nisennjyuuhachi'nenn
twenty eighteen [year]
ni
in
公開こうかいされました。
koukai saremashita.
was released
スピルバーグすぴるばーぐ監督かんとく
supiruba-gu kanntoku no
directed by Spielberg
SFえすえふ作品さくひんA.I.えーあい
esuefu sakuhinn e-ai
(the) SF movie A.I.
2001年にせんいちねん
nisennichi nenn
two thousand one [year]
では、
deha,
in
人間にんげんへのあい
ninngenn heno ai ni
(the) love of a human
とらわれた
torawareta
(who) yearns to gain
かなしい
kanashii
sorrowful
ロボットろぼっと
robotto ga
(a) robot
えがかれ、
egakare,
(its) portrayal of
おおくのひとこころ
ookuno hito no kokoro wo
many people’s imaginations (with)
とらえました。
toraemashita.
captured
いまや、
ima ya,
now
過去かこ
kako
(the) past
no
of
SFえすえふ映画えいが
esuefu eiga
(the) sci-fi movies
ni
in
えがかれた
egakareta
portrayed
AIロボットえーあいろぼっと
e-ai robotto ga
(the) AI robots
現実げんじつ
gennjitsu
(a) reality
になろうとしています。
ni narouto shiteimasu.
are becoming
たして、
hatashite,
after all
人間にんげん
ninngenn
human beings
to
with
AIロボットえーあいろぼっと
e-ai robotto ha
AI robots
共存きょうぞん
kyouzonn
coexist
できるのか。
dekirunoka.
can ?
これは、
koreha,
this
移民いみん
iminn no
immigrants
受入うけいれ
ukeire no
accepting
問題もんだい
monndai to
(the) issue (of)
本質的ほんしつてき
honnshitsuteki ni
fundamentally
ている
niteiru
being identical to
to
as
いえます。
iemasu.
(this) could be seen

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