Employees to benefit from AI revolution

Much has been said of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its manifestation in the ways people work globally. Technological progress benefits society as a whole, with new innovations changing lives and boosting productivity on a daily basis, yet questions linger over the downside to advancement, and its impact on employees. Fears over the impact of robotics on jobs and the economy, or of the impact of artificial intelligence, or of the'rise of the machines,' means many employees look to the future with trepidation or even dread. It seems like there is almost a constant stream of headlines about how technical innovation means even more roles are about to be lost to robots, algorithms or something similar. Employees could be forgiven for sometimes looking at themselves in the mirror every morning and asking whether and when their job will simply disappear. Mark Dorman is the CEO of SThree.