Saying tech doesn't create jobs is like saying Petroleum is only about fuel for cars. It creates ancillary jobs [people making apps, people selling phones and data plans] but also improves the aspects of many other jobs [like addressing disasters with up to date information, or ability to monitor a protest which could turn violent, or facilitating access to education for people who would not have had the chance, otherwise] There are a lot of benefits elsewhere...

That said, automation in many fields will finally claw away low skills jobs from people. I don't think we, as a society will dodge that bullet this time. We may come up with job substitutes, but we won't be able to do "value-add" indefinitely. And, eventually, this will filter down quickly to poor countries too [unless they close the borders to technological change, but I don't see that happening, their oligarchs will make sure they also can bring that tech in-house]