But what about the human cost of automation?

New research from recruitment agency Robert Half has outlined the jobs which are under threat from automation, but when are we actually going to talk seriously about the dark side of AI? Now we're not talking about Arnie coming back from the future, blowing up buildings and dropping memorable one-liners, but every step made towards a more efficient AI application is another step for someone towards the dole queue. The replacement of humans by machines is nothing new, but this revolution is one which is seemingly going completely unnoticed by governments around the world. According to the survey from Robert Half, respondents believe manual data entry tasks such as financial modelling (41%), generating financial reports (40%) and project management and reporting (38%), will be automated within the next three years. As a result, more complex jobs such as payroll (37%), financial planning (33%), accounts payable (38%) and accounts receivable (32%) are the one which the respondents believe will be impacted by 2022. At the top end of the business, 87% of executives have recognised the positive impact that the growing reliance on technology holds for organisations. This is all well and good, but it isn't their jobs which are facing the axe.