Bill Gates vs The Economist on Automation

You may have seen headlines last week that Bill Gates wants robots to start paying taxes. He more contemplates the idea of companies paying a tax when they automate jobs. (If you got time) Then, the Economist wrote an article in response. The bottom line:

Any thoughts? I want to reread Inequality: What Can Be Done by Anthony Atkinson to think through how to deal with the sea change happening in the labor force, even if only on a local level.