Automated Technical Writing?

The other day, we had an interesting discussion on minimalism and the future of Technical Writing (TW).

Someone said the way the standards and guides are being framed, there would be a day when TW would have templates and almost no scope for errors.

• Does it mean TW is moving towards automation? 
• Can TW be automated at all? It would be definitely beneficial to someone. Who would benefit the most if TW is automated? Is it the documentation itself, end-users, writers, project schedules or budgets?
• Does it mean minimal intervention from the writers?
• Or, do you think a human writer would always hold an edge, and rise like a phoenix with new skills? (Well, talking about the future skills is another discussion in the pipeline!)

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An extract:

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