Now that's it possible for the machines to be operated remotely, how long till those operator jobs are offshored?
Having hired subcontractors from offshore I can tell that there is always a background difference that decrease the value.
Covid has shown that a lot of office work can be done remotely, but that does not mean that all the businesses suddenly will go away offshore. It just becomes a perk of the job.
And, thus, we're close to having machine operators working from their beds :)