Automation holds the potential to give us cheaper products, lower average work hours and new industries, arguably we are not seeing these benefits, even though we are seeing rising unemployment and inequality. Ten years ago, increasing automation was blamed for the job losses and downward mobility apparent in many societies, and the anxiety over job loss or skill redundancy caused by automation is thought to have led to a rise in nationalist, protectionist and populist politics internationally . Should we be worried about the disruptive economic transition which si likely to make life harder for most people due to Job losses ?