Colleague robot?

According to an international study commissioned by Dell Technologies, executives see the dawn of a new era of human-machine partnership.

However, they are divided about what this will mean for the future. They recognize the need for transformation, but the majority do not believe that this will happen quickly and comprehensively enough.

When it comes to specific requirements such as cyber security or service orientation, however, the vast majority of respondents believe they are well equipped.

"We are entering a new era of human-machine collaboration, but there is disagreement about what that means for the future"

This is the result of a new, international study commissioned by Dell Technologies among 3,800 executives.

According to the survey, 50 percent of respondents expect automated systems to create more free time, while the other half do not share this view.

Managers are similarly divided about future job satisfaction: 42 percent of them believe that outsourcing unloved tasks to intelligent machines will increase job satisfaction.

58 percent do not expect this. The executives surveyed are split on whether this future is more of an opportunity or a threat. 48 percent believe that as dependence on technology grows, risks will increase in the event of cyberattacks - 52 percent disagreed.

50 percent of executives call for clear protocols in case autonomous machines fail; 50 percent disagreed.