Relax -- robots are not coming for your job

Artificial intelligence and robots are great at crunching numbers and performing repetitive tasks, but it's tough to replicate human qualities like creativity and strategic thinking, says James Paulsen, an economist and strategist at Wells Capital Management. "One way to reconcile low productivity growth, with alarm about robots, is that businesses are spending a lot of time learning about the technology," says Fernald. So companies had little incentive to spend more to improve labor efficiency. And the best way to protect yourself is by learning skills they have a tough time mastering, like creativity and strategic thinking.