“The Rise of the Robots”, “How Artificial Intelligence will put you out of a job”, “AI and the industries it will disrupt” – headlines like these are multiplying, and the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” is well and truly upon us.
Whilst there will always be a host of uncertainties around where AI is ultimately going to lead us, we should all make sure now that we understand what it is all about - and how it is likely to impact on us both professionally and personally in the near future.
Let’s start off by asking two questions: “Will AI get ‘intelligent’?” and “So, what happens to our jobs?”.
We’ll address them by analysing the lessons of the First, Second and Third Industrial Revolutions…
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