Quote: " ... And will the next stage of machine automation lead to more job elimination?"<p>That part we can be sure of. It seems there's always some hype and speculation in an article like this, but elimination of low-level jobs seems certain. Why? It's the basic economic rationale for developing this kind of technology.<p>This is a trend that (some claim) started with the invention of the Jacquard loom in the early 19th century, which eliminated many low-level textile jobs and resulted in what's now called the Luddite rebellion -- acts of protest and equipment destruction by people whose jobs were eliminated by automated mechanical methods.