Why a robot won't take your job – but it may well share it

We hear a lot of scare stories about automation, particularly when it comes to the workplace. Barely a week goes by without someone claiming we're all going to being replaced by robots, with automation making us redundant by the millions. It's easy to see why we – as employees and as businesses – would panic. But, in truth, artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace is more of a nuanced topic. "AI tends to suffer from quite a polarised narrative," says Rob McCargow, director of AI at PwC, a professional services consultancy.