Will robots, AI, algorithms take over the world of work?

IN a world today that is increasingly looking like what was shown in the Jetsons cartoon series in the mid-1980s there are serious questions being asked about the future of the work and whether technology will destroy jobs. "Will robots steal our jobs; will my boss be an algorithm?" As ILO celebrates the completion of 100 years of its being it believes it will have to redefine what an employee and an employer may be in future; factor in new working time and figure out what a workplace may entail, to be able to draw new work policies, law and regulations. It will have to especially look at people that are doing gigs, by choice or otherwise. Gigs, for the uninitiated, mean a job for a specified, usually short, period of time -- like freelancers, consultants working on a project or even part-time hires. A recent study by online jobs marketplace Upwork found an estimated 4.1 million (or one-third of the workforce) Australians are freelancing.