Will a Robot take your Job?

Although not strictly marketing I’ve been fascinated by this as an ex-engineer turned marketer for a few years now.

Here is a tool, half way down this page to help you find out, courtesy of Time and McKinsey, together with more information on the subject

I believe automation will make us all more creative in the long run. Machines will do what machines do, the routine work, and humans can do what humans do best – be creative, multi-task, deal with complexity and be empathetic. The routine work will be removed freeing up humans to do higher impact, more creative work.

More information on world statistics from McKinsey.