AI in the workplace: Paving the way for man-machine collaboration

Fears of the rise of robots swooping in to steal jobs abound, stoked by the confluence of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other technologies that automate routine tasks traditionally performed by humans. The reality is that job replacement will happen more gradually than the media headlines suggest, and eventually AI will create more jobs than it eliminates, say Gartner researchers. "I try to step back and wait for the boomerang because there always will be one," says Gartner analyst Craig Roth, of the hype surrounding job cannibalization via automation. "Once it goes too far to one side, people wake up and realize, 'you know, maybe it's not that bad.'" Make no mistake, AI and robotics will have a profound impact on the job market long term.