Our increasing fascination with the hyper-performance of machines, smart software and AI is casting a shadow over our elusive and ephemeral'human-only skills.' As our working environments shift dramatically it's time for a change in our performance metrics, too. My recommendation comes in the form of'Key Human Indicators,' designed to protect and encourage human agency in our future workforces. The current dialogue around the future of work is dominated by digitisation, cognification, automation and what I describe as the '10 Megashifts' in my recent book Technology vs Humanity. The conversation, however, rarely considers the humans in this equation.

Would you implement an AI system that led millions of people to feel lonelier? That resulted in massive unemployment? There is no doubt that artificial intelligence has many benefits. It frees people from repetitive, predictable tasks that could be more easily and safely completed by machines and AI. This would allow people to work on tasks that depend on the human brain's ability to handle ambiguity.

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