

In the future, ambient intelligence will allow devices to anticipate your needs and respond in real time. “I call my mobile a smartphone but even though it has information about where I am and who I speak to, it doesn’t do anything with that information. Coplin believes that the rise of big data and innovations in the field of “ambient intelligence” – smart technology that responds to the presence of people – are going to bring about radical changes in the workplace. “I am hunting for the game-changers of the next 10 years,” he said. Coplin with exploring the new trends that will shape the world of work in the coming years.

“Everyone thinks of Terminator and Skynet when I start talking about this, but technology affords us a tremendous opportunity to play to our strengths as humans, and stand on the shoulders of robotic giants,” said Mr. Decisions will be taken directly by the artificial intelligence. Coplin, in 10 years people will no longer be required to manage these algorithms. High-frequency trading, governed by algorithms, is already one of the most profitable trading classes. “People who use their hands will have jobs for life.”Īlgorithms are already commonplace on City trading floors, and are used in many industries, from online retail to internet dating. “It would be hard to train a robot to be a nurse, or even a chef, but the City could be run by algorithms,” he said. Meanwhile, he said, professions currently viewed as commodities will become specialist human skills.

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