If you've been following technology news, then you know that robots and AI are here to stay. They route you home, book your hotel, and even vacuum your carpet while you are away. The smart machines, apps, and algorithms that manage our lives are only getting more pervasive, more intelligent, and more powerful. By 2019, more than 1.4 million new industrial robots will be installed in factories around the world, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). And, yes, they're getting down to work.

Artificial intelligence (AI) might turn out to be the single biggest change the business world will see in our lifetime. Bots, like those little customer service chat windows that pop up on websites, as well as more futuristic-sounding things, like driverless cars, are already here. By 2020, I'll probably have a content-generating algorithm that writes all my op-eds for me while I take long walks on the beach, and they'll be as easy to read as Hemingway and emotionally evocative as Tolstoy. The thing is, we're just getting started with AI. Though it may seem like big changes are already happening – and they are – we've barely scratched the surface.

This is a guest post written by Scott Middleton, founder and CEO of stratejos as well as part-time sausage maker. Will you still be doing your job in 5-10 years or will a robot do it for you? This is a question knowledge workers have started asking themselves as AI is becoming more capable and widely adopted. Atlassian co-founder and CEO, Mike Cannon-Brookes, has said AI will play a major role in the future of team productivity. Bank of America Merrill Lynch predicts that AI will have a $9 trillion impact on knowledge work over the coming decade.

This is a guest post written by Scott Middleton, founder and CEO of stratejos as well as part-time sausage maker. Will you still be doing your job in 5-10 years or will a robot do it for you? This is a question knowledge workers have started asking themselves as AI is becoming more capable and widely adopted. Atlassian co-founder and CEO, Mike Cannon-Brookes, has said AI will play a major role in the future of team productivity. Bank of America Merrill Lynch predicts that AI will have a $9 trillion impact on knowledge work over the coming decade.