I'm not too sure but I think this is asking about the future of ATCOs...?? All I would say is that over ten years ago whilst I was sitting peacefully on GMP (121.7) at Heathrow a wise looking young lady working for some bizarre department of my employer came and sat with me (usual animal attraction I 'spose). When I politely asked what she was at she said quite bluntly: "Working on replacing ATCOs with micro chips". She actually meant it. I told her in no uncertain times that she'd be better off programming a computer to sort our our early goes...!