Your post doesn't make sense to me and I think it's because you misunderstand what programming actually is. Programming, at it's core, is just the act of giving the computer commands to execute in a certain way. There is no way to automate a process using a computer without using programming. So what you suggest, is only possible in two ways. Build an artificial intelligence that programs for us and decides what we want or somehow code a piece of software that can solve any problem and automate any task. Neither of which are currently possible or really desirable (imagine the bloat of the software).

Everyone should learn to program, even at the highest level of abstraction (python, visual basic, SCRATCH), just so they understand what the tool (computer) they have in their hands is capable of.

People go through their everyday lives not even considering automating certain tasks because they haven't been exposed to what programming can do. People go through their days not understanding when they are being ripped off or blatantly stolen from. They don't know what is secure and what isn't. Learning to program solves these problems.

To quote Ben Franklin "Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security."

Disclaimer: I am slightly biased. I don't agree with what Steve Jobs stood for. I don't believe people should become mindless content consuming drones nor do I believe in walled gardens. If I buy 3 acres of property I don't want to be locked in .5 acres because of a damn hedge.