For some, the idea of artificial intelligence (AI) automating tasks is as natural an idea as the proliferation of the conveyor belt and robotic packing machines in distribution warehouses. Others might be surprised to learn just how much AI has already crept into daily financial operations without missing a beat.

There's a growing concern round the speed at which AI is developing and how it will soon completely redefine our view on automated tasks and at what level humans are integral to the workforce.

Running an Amazon warehouse with nothing but a fleet of packing robots and a handful of human supervisors threatens human replacement while tasks that are more unpredictable, esoteric, or interaction-oriented rather than labor-oriented exist at a time where AI is key to streamlining human interactions and decision-making without removing an employee from the equation.

If performing basic risk assessment is the present, where will the future lead?