I do suspect suffering might be unavoidable in a transition period, it feels inevitable that as less work is necessary society will take time to adapt to the situation. It's not that it's impossible to adapt in time as the situation changes, but it seems implausible to actually implement that, and I feel like we should be accounting for it when discussing implementing automation.

In that context, I feel that automation and innovation are inevitable, and fighting them feels foolish (like by forcing coal mines and coal power plants to continue running), and we need to focus on improving peoples' lives if they're negatively affected.

I will also note that I'm negative towards GenAI, considering it unethical and (relatively) impractical. Though I'm also biased since my profession is affected :P