When Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator hit theaters in 1984, audiences around the world were shocked and scared of the prospect of robots one day rising up and killing all humans.

34 years later, while robots have yet to kill all humans, they have begun to kill jobs in developed countries across the globe. The doomsday predictions set forth by Terminator have been replaced by doomsday predictions for the economic role humans will play in our future.

It is no surprise that according to a new survey conducted by the Brookings Institute, 38% of the people surveyed think that AI will reduce jobs as compared to the 13% who thought AI would create more jobs.

Yet, perhaps we are having the wrong conversation.

In every era, before what will be an inevitable economic and societal shift, people fear the impacts that automation may bring. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, loom weavers certainly foresaw the potential destruction of their jobs. Hunter-gatherers undoubtedly experienced a displacement in their jobs when humans decided to shift towards settled civilizations and farming roles.

Factories made weaving and textile work much more efficient.

While many of these fears manifested in the short term, civilizations only saw increased prosperity in the long term.

There is no reason to believe that the AI Revolution will be any different. Looking into the future from the present day, it is very hard to grasp the types of new jobs that may be created. But if we revisit our hunter-gatherer ancestors, how exactly would they react to the concept of a light bulb, steam engine, or the Internet? As technology evolves, so does the very nature of our reality. Each new invention creates a chain of new jobs, more innovations, and more inventions ahead of it.

Automation is nothing new. According to a report from the McKinsey Global Institute, we’ve already destroyed 95% of the jobs multiple times in history. AI is just another revolution in the cycle.

What unique benefits will this revolution bring?

In developed countries, along with the productivity booms in the economies, people will be able to work less and play more.

Across advanced economies, the length of the average workweek has fallen by nearly 50 percent since the early 1900s, reflecting shorter working hours and more paid-time for vacation days.

While this is difficult to conceptualize, we see this effect all around us. Soccer came about thanks to increased leisure from the Industrial Revolution in Britain. We can thank automation for allowing us to golf and play video games.