[fainpul]

Some people seem to be under the impression that they (the employees) and their employers are a team, working towards the same goal (a better life with more spare time for everyone).

I just wrote this comment in another thread, but it fits here too:

The development, production and use of machines to replace labour is driven by employers to produce more efficiently, to gain an edge and make more money.

You, as an employee, are just means to an end. "The company" doesn't care about you and you will not reap the benefits of whatever efficiency improvements the future brings.

[xg15]

Yep. But new technologies like this are often flanked by press coverage that frames them as beneficial for employees because then they'd have to work less... I'm not sure if those articles are genuinely naive or simply propaganda.