As usual money will determine what happens. Equipment manufacturers have the ear of politicians and finance directors. There is a lot of pressure to install more 'black boxes' because it is claimed they will improve safety, cut costs, reduce emissions, let us all live happily ever after blah blah blah.
Increasing use of and eventual dependency on automation will probably result in jobs being 'evaluated' into a lower skill/responsibility category i.e much lower pay rates. Pilots and controllers will be retained to reassure the public BUT the airlines and ATC organisations will make sure the public are told how much less demanding their jobs are compared with the past.