Last week we took a tour of a potential future defined by hyper-surveillance, where society learns to lean more heavily on algorithms than automation. It wasn’t great. But what would the world look like if rather than squeezing, pressuring and scrutinising workers we use developing technology to augment the things human workers can do that robots simply can’t?

With the world of work changing at such a rapid rate, we’re quickly approaching a fork in the road that’s bound to determine the future of humanity’s relationship with work.

What are the most important skills for young professionals to develop right now? Should we be prepping our torches and pitchforks for the artificial intelligence of the future, or should we be more concerned about stagnant wages, discrimination and rising inequality?

With the world of work changing at such a rapid rate, we’re quickly approaching a fork in the road that’s bound to determine the future of humanity’s relationship with work. For those of us raised on Aldous Huxley and Suzanne Collins, the challenges presented by the world yet-to-come are endlessly fascinating.