Why robots should 'report to' HR - Personnel Today

The rise of artificial intelligence in the workplace poses a little-discussed question – wouldn't it be better if the HR department, not the programmers, oversaw robots? Rob Mettler suggests the idea is not as bizarre as it sounds. Is HR ready for the robot revolution? The view that robots should report to the head of HR might sound absurd, but when the CIO of a major online retailer talks about his warehouse robots working in teams, when companies introduce "AI board members", and robots start being trialled in social care, it's time to reconsider lines of responsibility. Of course, many will be of the opinion that robots and artificial intelligence (AI) aren't human and we shouldn't even entertain the idea.