A better use for human potential will also become available as we delegate a majority of jobs to artificial intelligence and robotics. The number of tasks that people can perform more effectively than AI or a robot will be fewer and fewer, ultimately shrinking to nearly zero. This condition will necessitate establishing an alternative mechanism through which average people receive their income. In addition to being the only fair way to proceed, instituting a UBI will be essential for keeping our economy healthy.
If we fail to redistribute the productivity dividend resulting from automation it will decimate what is left of middle-class life leaving an ever-widening gap between the super wealthy and those struggling to survive.