A Robot Allegedly Groped A Girl, AI Hacks Are Rife, A Lawyer Says This Just 'Scratches The Surface'

“An AI system could conceivably access and share the entire camera roll of a 14-year-old girl, or switch on the webcam of an unsuspecting phone user when they are in the bath...”

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

You might’ve seen the news last week that a robot allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting motions against her while she was out with her friends at a fast-food restaurant.

The red and gold robot, wearing a white vest top, gold chain and fake moustache, was confiscated by police in Cologne, the BBC reported. It is believed to belong to a 16-year-old boy.

German police are now investigating whether someone was deliberately controlling its movements at the time the incident took place.

While this is an unusual story, there’s a pervasive theme of technology either being used for increasingly sinister purposes (sextortion, scams and cyberattacks, to name a few), as well as tech itself pushing boundaries.

Just recently, a number of reported hacks rocked the UK’s high street. In a matter of days, ASOS and the parent brand behind Hobbs and Whistles confirmed they were........

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