is turning to so called ethical hackers for help. an autonomous robot roams the dry earth. this isn t science fiction, it s harvest time in this machine, guided by artificial intelligence, could replace human asparagus pickers. i think this is the future. the uk requires over 30,000 seasonal workers every year during the season to harvest the crop, and they can t get that quantity of people any more, so we are developing this to kind of supplement that workforce. now, a robot like this could help solve labour shortages, but it raises a whole new set of problems. more and more farm tech is linked to the internet and the threat from malicious hackers is growing. this is agricultural giant john deere s latest tractor no human in the driving seat. highly sophisticated,
seasonal workers every year, during the season, to harvest the crop, and they can t get that quantity of people any more, so we are developing this to kind of supplement that workforce. now a robot like this could help solve labour shortages, but it raises a whole new set of problems. more and more farm tech is linked to the internet, and the threat from malicious hackers is growing. this is agricultural giant john deere s latest tractor no human in the driving seat. highly sophisticated, but the company is now working with so called ethical hackers, who have found vulnerabilities in the organisation s wider operating software. we made contact with one of them, who asked to remain anonymous. he believes a targeted attack on the industry could cause serious damage to food supply systems. so, you could literally stop a harvest in its tracks by getting into all the relevant systems and tractors? theoretically, yes, and that s what we re trying to prevent.
and driverless tractors. but it also makes the sector vulnerable to cyber attacks, affecting the ability of farmers to bring in harvests. now, the bbc s rural affairs correspondent claire marshall has discovered that at least one top agriculturalfirm is turning to so called ethical hackers for help. an autonomous robot roams the dry earth. this isn t science fiction, it s harvest time in gloucestershire. this machine guided by artificial intelligence could replace human asparagus pickers. i think this is the future. the uk requires over 30,000 seasonal workers every year, during the season, to harvest the crop, and they can t get that quantity of people any more, so we are developing this to kind of supplement that workforce. now a robot like this could help solve labour shortages, but it raises a whole new set of problems. more and more farm tech is linked to the internet, and the threat from malicious hackers is growing.
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