While for some artificial intelligence may be a thing of science fiction, it could soon have a real world impact. In partnership with Clear Channel and Posterscope, M&C Saatchi has revealed what it dubs as "the first ever artificially intelligent poster campaign in the world."

Silicon Valley experts predict that 75% of human work will be done by robots by the end of the century, while it's thought that automation has removed 800,000 UK jobs since 2001. Now, with the release of Sunspring – a short film created by an algorithm – are creative pursuits at risk from AI too?

The day when your phone can automatically comfort you when you’re down is a long way off. But emotionally intelligent tech is on the rise, with Affectiva’s Affdex helping the likes of Unilever and CBS to gauge reactions to shows and adverts. Can algorithms judge emotions better than humans?

Futurologists – those allegedly able to predict the future – are in high demand from newspapers and major companies keen to see into the coming years. Yet the vast majority of predictions are wrong. What's the appeal of future-gazing? And what might mobilise our visions into the present?