NASA expert expects human pilot's role to change, not disappear. After decades of improvement, the state of the aviation automation art now includes computers that can out-fly humans in simulated dogfights and land general aviation aircraft on their own in a pinch.

Will pilots get replaced by robots?

Our visitors have voted that there is a small chance this occupation will be replaced by robots/AI. This is further validated by the automation risk level we have generated, which suggests a 44% chance of automation.

Can technology replace pilots?

Robots and cognitive machines are already more advanced than humans at most jobs. But replacing human pilots by AI is a complex mission, and would involve technical, legal and political aspects. Auto-pilot feature to an extent can fly a plane but it generally involves some human interaction.