Moore's Law - the proposition that computer capabilities double approximately every 18 months - suggests that we are riding an exponential tidal wave that will, say the MIT researchers, make many human skills redundant.
But six will survive, say Messrs Brynjolfsson and McAfee, no matter how fast and smart computers become. Those skills are: statistical insight; managing group dynamics; good writing; framing and solving open-ended problems; persuasion; and human nurturing. These will define the jobs they think will exist at the end of the universe.