Robot revolution to transform human workplaces - Information Age

Robot revolution to transform human workplaces Feature 18 April 2017 Over the last few months, the idea that a robotic revolution is just around the corner has become commonplace Nick Ismail Robots and artificial intelligence is set to intrude into many of the spheres of our lives – driverless cars are about be tested on Manchester roads, self-driving delivery robots are being trialled in London while a New York firm has developed a robot which can lay six times as many bricks in a day as its human counterpart A recent report from The International Bar Association, a global organisation for lawyers, said Governments could be forced to legislate for quotas of human workers, traditional working practices would be transformed over the coming years and that legal frameworks regulating employment and safety were becoming rapidly outdated. A third of graduate level jobs around the world may eventually be replaced by machines or software, the report said. See also: Robots: better saved for Sci-Fi believe UK consumers An estimate by PWC earlier this year said that 10 million UK workers were at high risk of being replaced by robots over the next 15 years. In some sectors half the jobs could go, it warned. The speed with which change is occurring and the broadness of impact being brought about by AI and robotics is incredible.