We're predicting job losses – now it's my turn

Have you ever had that moment when suddenly the things that you write, talk and worry about are happening to you? Surely they always happen to other people? I have been writing about artificial intelligence and my worry that business leaders don't think they need to understand it – it will only affect future generations. My white paper, March of the robots … into the boardroom, confirmed that the technology lethargy is worse even than I thought. Now, I find that technology is moving faster than even the experts had thought possible and is encroaching on areas of skills that had been thought of as exclusively human. So what has happened and will this finally mean bosses wake up and start thinking about the implications for their businesses – both as opportunities and risk?