Machines are set to take over all of our jobs in the near future, author Tim Dunlop predicts. Franck Robichon/EPA October 11, 2016 Business Briefing: why the future is workless Jenni Henderson, The Conversation Business Briefing: why the future is workless The Conversation18.1 MB (download) We need to embrace a future where machines do our jobs for us and the government gives us a basic income as a safety net, author Tim Dunlop says.