It cannot be right that the money a company saves through this tech is then "picked up" by the state (and thus our taxes) in unemployment and social protections.
We all are going to be affected to a greater or lesser degree by this, there needs to be new legislation to protect sacked workers and tax payers. This needs to be a very expensive decision for employers.
So in Europe, which is where I can speak for, we see mass layoff happening for multiple resons
If its adjusting to market forces, well we see the social protections trying to reflect that
But with AI mass job replacements its much deeper
Imagine for example you are 10 years from retirement and your lifelong skillset is thrown in the trash
OK thats maybe going to happen anyway, but dont let the tax payers pay for costs of unemployment for the employers gain!