The Future of Work: AI, Robotics, and, Yes, Humanity

As cognitive technologies make further inroads into the enterprise, traditional talent strategies are shifting, and executives are pondering the ramifications of an increasingly automated workforce. According to Deloitte's 2018 Global Human Capital Trends report, 42 percent of surveyed executives expect AI may be widely deployed in the enterprise in the next three to five years. As such, there are questions about what a newly AI- and robotics-enabled workforce might look like, and how CIOs and other business executives might incorporate these new tools. MIT Technology Review's inaugural EmTech Next conference, held in June at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, brought together more than 400 innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to discuss emerging technologies in the workplace. Janet Foutty, chair and CEO of Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Erica Volini, principal and U.S. Human Capital Leader at Deloitte Consulting LLP, participated in a lively session on the future of work, a topic that slices across virtually all levels of the C-suite as leaders confront an ever-changing business, technology, and talent landscape.