BrandPost: AI and the Workforce: Augmenting Human Skill, Not Replacing It

There’s no denying that the general perception of artificial intelligence (AI) is often tinged with concern, if not outright fear. After all, even if sci-fi scenarios of robotic overlords are a stretch, AI-based solutions are sure to displace thousands of knowledge-based employees, right?Not so fast. As cognitive technologies that leverage AI have entered the market, their main impact has been augmenting existing job functions, not eliminating workers. In fact, information systems that ca