‘Beware of Bots’ accesses printers worldwide to warn humans that their jobs are at risk from AI
A print out is encouraging people whose jobs rely on paperwork to retrain as designers in light of advances in AI.
By 2024, 94% of accountants and auditors will no longer have a job. However, those working in the arts and design are at less risk from automation.
Inspired by Isaac Asimov’s, ‘First Law of Robotics,’ which states: “a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm,” online university, Skillbox, have created a bot to help humans with their professional survival.
Using a Shodan API, the It Is Bots Alarm mission is to warn people if their jobs are in danger. Shodan is the world’s first search engine for Internet-connected devices. The bot scans and prints messages using port 9100, which printers all over the world are connected to. The message urges users to retrain with a Skillbox UX design course, created by Michael Janda, author of “Burn Your Portfolio.”
The target audience are financial professionals and other roles that involve a lot of paperwork and rely on printers. The development team has currently found 623,143 open ports.
Dmitry Krutov, CEO, Skillbox, says: “The world is changing fast and we need to tell this to as many people as we can. We want to prevent mass unemployment that will arise as a result of advancing technology. Everyone deserves a job that will realise their full potential and help them achieve success. That’s why it is important now to start thinking about the job you will have in the next 5 to 10 years.”
Michael Janda, the author of Burn Your Portfolio, adds: “Businesses are undergoing dramatic digital transformation as they adapt their products and services to a new digital era. There has never been a greater need for UX designers and this need will only grow as we move into the future”.
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