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The situation is so dire that it's prompting comparisons to dystopian fiction. Videos show robots having to navigate past sprawled bodies, discarded needles, and human debris on the sidewalks and in parks, as if the city has become a testing ground for a dystopian nightmare. Social commentators have dubbed the scene "Orwellian," highlighting how the city’s failure to manage homelessness has created a setting where AI-powered delivery bots are just another casualty in the ongoing social breakdown.