Artificial Intelligence Needs the Human Touch

The robots are coming and, if media hype is to be believed, they're going to put us all out of a job. Predictions about the future impact of technology on our jobs sound bleak, with suggestions artificial intelligence (AI) and automation could drive global unemployment as high as 50% over the next 30 years. The UK is expected to reach this position even sooner. But those forecasting a catastrophic conflict where human intelligence is pitted against the ever-expanding might of the machines are forgetting that technology - no matter how intelligent it becomes - is ultimately designed and operated by humans. Robots simply aren't able to go it alone.