Over the past 200 years, employment numbers have persistently increased due to technological development. The development of robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) may have the potential to transform lives and work practices, drive efficiency, increase savings, and improve safety levels in areas such as transport, medical care, rescue, education and farming. What can the European Commission and the Member States do to foster AI entrepreneurship, research programmes, and explore long-term risks and opportunities of AI and robotics technologies while encouraging the initiation of a structured public dialogue on the consequences of their development?