An intriguing set of questions that is being explored by researchers across the globe and is being discussed and brainstormed in various organisations and think tanks is: "what is the future of work"; "how forthcoming AI and Automation revolution will impact on the nature and structure of work"; and "what would be the impact of these changes on the fabric of society from social, economic and political perspectives". In a 2013 study "The Future of Employment: How Susceptible are Jobs to Computerisation?" researchers Dr Carl Benedikt Frey and Dr Michael Osborne made an important observation: about 47% jobs in the US will be lost to automation. Dr Carl Frey is the co-director of programme on technology and employment at Oxford Martin School at Oxford University. His research focuses on "how advances in digital technology are reshaping the nature of work and jobs and what that might mean for the future". In 2016, he was named the 2nd most influential young opinion leader by the Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer.

This seminar is part of the Oxford Martin School Hilary Term seminar series: Blurring the lines: the changing dynamics between man and machine Speakers: Dr Carl Frey, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology Dr Michael Osborne, University Lecturer in Machine Learning, University of Oxford Will you one day lose your job to a robot, or even an algorithm? Dr Carl Frey and Dr Michael Osborne's recent working paper, 'The Future of Employment: How susceptible are jobs to computerisation?', found that nearly half of US jobs could be susceptible to computerisation over the next two decades. So as technology races ahead, will low-skilled workers need to retrain in order to remain part of the workforce?