Disney researchers are working on an editing algorithm that edits footage from multiple cameras into coherent narratives.
It maps the common attention point in space for all the cameras as a proxy for the common subject. It then applies editing rules such as the 180 degree rule, jump cut avoidance and cutting on action — things your editor does now.
See their take on interactive synchronization as well.
My take: this would be fascinating to see applied to news or documentary footage. It might also be applied to down-and-dirty multi-camera narrative work. The editor of the future’s job might evolve into finessing these cuts, choosing appropriate cutaways and organizing the order of scenes.