Yes, and a few million horses died and everyone who worked with and whose professional skills were wrapped up in horse breeding and caring (quite slowly) lost their livelihood. 

This is promising to be much faster, and much more comprehensive. Not at all clear that there'll be domains left for scarce, value-adding human labour

denlillaapan

Who captured the returns of the invention of the automobile? Who captured the returns of the washing machine.

Everybody. Surely, a few newly minted billionaires and millionaires stand out. But on the whole, the whole of humankind got richer.

econ

It's Not Clear Where the Returns to AI Go (Economic Forces, Brian Albrecht)

Who captured the returns of the invention of the automobile? Who captured the returns of the washing machine.

Everybody. Surely, a few newly minted billionaires and millionaires stand out. But on the whole, the whole of humankind got richer.