The first law of robotics is "do no harm". But even the robots we love harm people in different ways. Like, say, Terminator. Will a robot take your job? Here are some ideas for making sure that doesn't happen. And a link to a study that will tell you how safe your job is.

2. “The future is here. It just isn’t
widely distributed yet.”
—William Gibson

3. This is
Almond Strowger.

4. Almond Strowger was an
undertaker. When a good
friend passed away, the family
didn’t call him for help with
the burial.
Something was up.

5. Strowger discovered the town’s
phone operator was married to
his competitor. She was sending
his clients to her husband.
Strowger was ticked.

6. So he invented a “robot” that made
it possible for people to call
each other directly.
Without an operator’s help.

7. A good robot?

9. Or a bad robot?

11. “I think the development of full
artificial intelligence could spell
the end of the human race.”
—Stephen Hawking

12. Hawking isn’t the only one
worried about robots.
Asimov wrote about this
in the 1940s.

13. Asimov’s three laws of robotics.

14. The first law:
A robot may not injure a human
being, or, through inaction, allow
a human being to come to harm.

15. But what counts as
“harm”?

17. Yeah, Ultron definitely
makes the “harm” list.

18. But what about this?

20. If you need a chain, it’s an
awesome machine.
But what if you’re a
chain maker?

21. And what about Strowger’s
automatic phone switch?

23. In the late 1940s, more than
350,000 people were employed
as telephone operators.
98% were women.

24. Today there are roughly 10,000.

25. The robots are already
causing harm.

26. Think your job is safe?

27. Robots are being tested in
retail, fast food, hotels,
accounting firms, law offices,
and operating rooms.

28. 350,000 robot-assisted surgeries
performed every year in the US:
cardiothoracic
colorectal
gynecologic
ENT

30. Robots are doing art history.
Robots can rap.
Robots write news articles.
Robots compose music.
And critics called it “delightful.”

31. Experts predict robots will take
47% of US jobs by 2033.

33. The safest jobs?

34. 1. Recreational Therapist
19. Dentist
28. Human Resource Manager
61. Marketing Manager
95. Art Director
123. Writers and Authors
130. Software developers

35. The least safe jobs?

36. 702. Telemarketers
686. Loan officers
641. Restaurant cooks
609. Paralegals
589. Accountants
532. HR assistants
526. Technical writers
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37. See the whole list here:
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38. How do you keep a robot
from taking your job?

39. Don’t be a robot.
Adapt.

40. Avoid job-skill atrophy.

41. Work with the robots.
Let the robots process data while
you provide insight.

42. Develop empathy.
Robots can’t do this.

43. Be creative.

44. You must add value.

45. Go here to tell me
how can I help you.
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