With regards to the US, the credible evidence suggest the exact opposite. For example, the only difference between UBI and minimum wage is that you don't need a job. The most evil thing that was ever created was the minimum wage. The real minimum wage is $0.00. When people are guaranteed a specific wage(from a job or UBI), the cost of living will adjust to meet that wage, thus effectively canceling any sort of perceived benefit.
Most times it is even detrimental. Several examples.
http://www.businessinsider.com/minimum-wage-leads-to-job-losses-2017-3
All efforts in the past to attempt to set the bar for wage income(traditionally hikes to the minimum wage, now UBI), generally has caused a loss of jobs/opportunity.
Automation is not bad. As society builds forward momentum into the future, its citizens must as well. STEM fields are the future. The expected minimum education that a citizen must acquire is more important than the expected minimum wage they must earn.
As automation moves further along, the more menial jobs will slowly fade out of existence, and the STEM field will dominate. It is a natural progression.