The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence is set to transform how many of us work.
But already the downsides are becoming clear with thousands of jobs under threat.
Last week BT announced it was planning to cut up to 55,000 staff before 2030, with AI replacing 10,000 of these roles.
How this will impact workers based at the communication giant's site at Adastral Park in Suffolk remains unclear with a spokesman explaining that it is "too early to say what it means for each region or even city in the UK".
He added: "We move work around regularly and continue to grow parts of our business and so it’s impossible to say at this stage what it would mean for Adastral or Suffolk as a whole. Adastral is obviously a strategic location for BT Group."
The firm added that it is planning to use AI to deliver better customer service.
"We're not going to be in a situation where people feel like they're dealing with a robot," said chief executive Philip Jansen.
And BT is not the only company expected to replace roles with AI in the coming years.
A report by the World Economic Forum found that 25pc of jobs will be negatively impacted over the next five years.
Meanwhile, investment bank Goldman Sachs predicted that the adoption of AI will impact 300 million jobs.
What jobs will AI replace?
Although the technology is developing rapidly, right now AI is still in its early stages meaning that it is hard to say specifically which jobs will be impacted.
A study has found that roles across a wide range of industries, from finance and banking to manufacturing, are likely to be impacted.
It highlighted that 56pc of banks said they have already implemented the technology into their businesses and 52pc said they've used it for revenue generation.
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Other jobs highlighted as being at risk include marketing, media, legal professions, teachers, accountants and customer service roles.
As well as this, manufacturing jobs, many of which have already been replaced by robots during the last 50 years, may also see more roles carried out by AI as the technology develops.
Some, however, argue that the technology will need to become much more advanced before it can truly threaten jobs, with AI at the moment being unreliable and not as in-depth as when humans carry out tasks.
How AI will change workplaces?
The rapid rise in AI technology is akin to the growth of computers and digitalisation in the 1970s and 1980s.
And in the same way these transformed how we work, AI is likely to do the same in the coming decades.
Although some at the forefront of its development are calling for a slowdown to its ascent, it is unlikely its growth will be halted.
Already, we can see chatbots changing how we work and learn.
Instead, employers and workers are going to have to invest to adapt to the changing workplace.
It will be vital that bosses allow employees to learn new skills that allow them to embrace and work alongside AI so that businesses can successfully benefit from the technology.
It may also mean business models changing to tap into potential new revenue streams.
It could also see new, unexpected, roles being created, in the same way that computers led to the rise in IT department and computer programmers.
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