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Not really. This same saw about minimum wage increases leading to inflation and unemployment gets pulled out every time the discussion comes up. And while I am sure there is a point of diminishing returns, the doom and gloom has failed to materialize time and again. I'm old enough that I was working through several US Federal Minimum Wage hikes and have heard the same claims every time. And while there will be some marginal rise in prices, it will be nothing like the rise caused by actual inflation and is really just businesses using the opportunity to adjust prices up while having a convenient excuse.
Worker replacement with automation also isn't new. The industrial revolution was devastating for many sectors. Weaving used to be an actual cottage industry, with people renting time on looms or making cloth at home. Now, we all buy mass manufactured textiles made in massive, highly automated factories. Sure, it sucked for people dedicated to weaving at the time, but it's been a long term good for society. People and markets eventually adjusted, and people now benefit from cheaper textiles. It's a cycle we've run through with many products and we'll run through it again with many more. The real test of a society isn't in that society trying to hold back progress, it's in how we protect the dignity and well-being of the affected workers as the shift happens. We'll need strong social services to support workers whose jobs are automated away. Holding down wages doesn't do that, it only enriches the already wealthy by allowing them to capture more profit at the expense of the workers.