In a world where AI is rapidly advancing, the question of whether it would be a bad thing if machines took our jobs is becoming increasingly relevant. “Workers cannot expect to benefit from technology while they have no stake in it and no influence over its nature and evolution” – Professor David SpencerPlus, Spencer says, without universal basic income or a fit-for-purpose welfare state, “there is the threat of unemployment and loss of income”. At the same time, the growth of automation isn’t something we should fear