Will AI replace creative professionals?

From assembly lines to cubicles, this word strikes fear into the heart of workers the world over. However, automation's effect on creative professionals (and designers in particular) is somewhat unclear: While some writers warn of a day in the near future when computers will automate creativity, still others hypothesize that creativity may be our best (and last) defense against the widespread loss of jobs. So which will it be? Should designers fear the machines? Or should they embrace them?