Automatic for the people? Experts predict how AI will transform the workplace

As artificial intelligence is increasingly introduced into business, an expert panel - hosted by the Guardian - forecast how it will change our working lives

Workplaces should use automation technologies to enhance employees' jobs rather than to replace humans, according to speakers at an event held by the Guardian on 11 July. However, they saw problems in the introduction of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robots, the latter including software as well as physical machines.