We will soon be able to produce food, houses, energy and tools automatically. We will soon be able to enjoy leisure all the time, and not work at all.
Except the doctors. Medicine is, AFAIK, nowhere near being automated. But the doctors won't accept a situation where they are the only people still needing to work where the rest of us are out having fun. That's why the rest of us still have jobs, even if they are pointless, and will continue for the forseeable future.
Much of medicine could absolutely be automated. Most doctors these days just work out from your symptoms all the possible things you could have, then generate a list of all medications that deal with all those problems, filtering out medications that fight with each other. Sounds like it would be a short Haskell program connected to a big database.
The reason the rest of us will still have to have jobs, especially pointless ones and will continue to for the foreseeable future, is that there are very rich people who wish to continue being in a much higher class than the rest of humanity and have their fingers in exactly the right pies to ensure this stays the case.
Ok, my mistake.. whenever I say medicine, I mostly mean ER, surgeries, etc., as that's the only things I've been in contact with. You're completely right, though; Most doctors that just prescribe medication could easily be replaced by AI.
Except the doctors. Medicine is, AFAIK, nowhere near being automated. But the doctors won't accept a situation where they are the only people still needing to work where the rest of us are out having fun. That's why the rest of us still have jobs, even if they are pointless, and will continue for the forseeable future.