This report explores future automation and creativity in the UK and US workforces. We find that creative jobs will be much more resistant to automation than most other jobs.

Exploring trends in automation this report points to sluggish job creation caused partly by increasing automation, and argues that secular stagnation in the digital age can only be avoided by a shift towards inclusive growth. The authors highlight the key challenges, explore some of the new technology brought on by the digital age and set...

The manufacturing environment is changing dramatically. With the advancement of technology, it becomes difficult to find the talent with the skills to use it. Demand exists for well-trained, skilled employees, but a limited supply appears to be available. The solution won’t come from a single place. The topic requires a much broader perspective. Change will...

Artificial companions are typically intelligent cognitive 'agents', implemented in software or a physical embodiment such as a robot. This paper is a summary of a forum on Artificial Companions in Society held in October 2007. Artificial companions (ACs) are typically intelligent cognitive 'agents', implemented in software or a physical embodiment such as a robot. They...