Is Flight Dispatcher's job becoming obselete

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Is Flight Dispatcher's job becoming obselete due to growing automation?
Will airlines require Flight Dispatcher's in future?
Are there vacancies for Flight Dispatcher in UA,Delat,Cathay Pacicfic and other major airlines?

[fcit]

One could also ask whether the pilot job will do. Read an interesting article about an unmanned test flight accross the Pacific (this being military, but who knows...)

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fcit