Experts predict a 50-50 chance machines could take over all our jobs within a century. But a poll of 16,000 workers has found many employees believe AI could do it already. Nearly half have admitted the technology can outperform them in'routine tasks' – while also paying better attention to detail. The finding comes just weeks after a leading think tank warned AI could take over eight million jobs in the UK if the government doesn't act fast. The'jobs apocalypse' is expected to see admin and entry-level roles first – but will increasingly affect those higher paid as it becomes more sophisticated.

Robots aren't going to take everyone's jobs, but technology has already reshaped the world of work in ways that are creating clear winners and losers. And it will continue to do so without intervention, says the first report of MIT's Task Force on the Work of the Future. The supergroup of MIT academics was set up by MIT President Rafael Reif in early 2018 to investigate how emerging technologies will impact employment and devise strategies to steer developments in a positive direction. And the headline finding from their first publication is that it's not the quantity of jobs we should be worried about, but the quality. Widespread press reports of a looming "employment apocalypse" brought on by AI and automation are probably wide of the mark, according to the authors.