Refers to computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making and translation between languages. AI is enabled through cognitive computing which is the simulation of human thought processes in a computerized model. Cognitive computing involves self-learning systems that use data mining, pattern recognition and natural language processing to mimic the way the human brain works. The development of AI alongside complementary technical advances such as robotics and big data is forecast to have a profound development on the future of work with many traditional occupations threatened by AI while, at the same time, new occupations will emerge.