The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” We haven’t quite reached that point yet. But looking at some professions, one does wonder whether they will still be around in the medium term.
The OECD estimates that nearly one in ten occupations could be automatable over the next few years.6 That said, there’s one thing we shouldn’t lose sight of. History books are full of occupations that don’t exist any more. Or is there anyone here who still knows a copperplate engraver, a rag-andbone man, a cooper or a wheelwright?