Saudi Arabia’s first humanoid male robot inappropriately touched a female reporter’s butt at an event introducing him to the world … and the cringe-y interaction is all on video.
The AI robot, named Muhammad, got caught on camera pulling a pretty pervy earlier this week in Riyadh, at something called DeepFest … which is an AI get-together where people gather to talk tech, artificial intelligence and noteworthy breakthroughs.
Muhammad was supposed to be on the of standouts at this function — but he ended up making a splash for all the wrong reasons. As you can see, the bot tried copping a feel.
It was standing on a platform behind TV journalist Rawya Kassem — when it slowly moves its right arm towards her, attempting to touch her booty in the middle of her report … and seemingly making contact.
Rawya turns back and motions at the robot to back off … shooting the robot a nasty glare before continuing on with her report. The robot already looks super real, resembling a man wearing a long gown below a red and white keffiyeh … making this all the more creepy.
Doesn’t look like Muhammad’s handlers answered for this in terms of the why. Funny enough — some defended the bot, suggesting it was a glitch, and not a conscious decision.
