How automation could turn doctors into Uber drivers -- and how to stop it

The Jobs and Skills Summit being convened this week in Canberra sets out to address the employment challenges that Australia currently faces. But even as we respond to today's skills shortage, we must also keep an eye on the long-term consequences of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning on jobs. Fantasies in which AIs advance to the point of doing all of our jobs are seductive in some tech circles. Elon Musk has long promised fully driverless cars that will be safer than cars driven by humans. When these vehicles do arrive, they may delete the human Uber driver.