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We believe that automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound impact on our organisation which employs over 270,000 employees globally. Our people are highly educated professionals dealing with huge amounts of big data, therefore we want to ensure that we are in control of the disruptive forces of these technologies on our own terms. We also advise companies and governments who want to understand how this will impact them, so we have undertaken comprehensive analysis and research. We used our team of economists and analysts to model the susceptibility of jobs to be automated by the effects of tech such as AI. The headline figure suggests that up to 30% of existing jobs could become highly susceptible to automation by the mid-2030s, with some variability across industry sectors, by education, gender and geography.

Rob McCargow is the Artificial Intelligence programme leader at PWC and is a renowned speaker and thought leader on AI. He's mission-led and has been leading the debate about how AI can do good for the world. In this conversation, Rob and I look at the opportunities for AI in business, why and how businesses should onboard the technology, the need for ethics and data governance, the place for AI in digital transformation, the minefield of legislation and much more. "At PWC, we believe the big 8 new technologies are: AI, drones, robotics, blockchain, IoT, VR, AR, and 3d printing when they are harnessed together drive the biggest business benefit." Below, you'll find the show notes and, of course, you are invited to comment. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes to rate it.