AI could be used to automate menial tasks, but instead it’s being used to automate creativity. The people who own the AI also own the companies that benefit most from not paying people to maximize profits on creative work. They will not use it the way you and I envision it.
Surely you understand no one likes working. It can do mundane, dehumanising and dangerous things.
AI can also solve other problems like premature death, illness, prevent crime, optimise food supplies etc.
AI could be used to automate menial tasks, but instead it’s being used to automate creativity. The people who own the AI also own the companies that benefit most from not paying people to maximize profits on creative work. They will not use it the way you and I envision it.