I’m not trying to be a dick, but that word doesn't work there. It sounds like you’re trying to say “society moving towards full automation” but there isn’t a word that would quite slot into your sentence to mean that.
Sometimes you just gotta use more words.
Very old comment and I’m sure you don’t care any longer, but yes. Any VM inherently includes performance loss if you’re aiming for “peak performance” but it can often be negligible when done properly.