"AI" is great for doing things when you don't really care about the outcome, indeed.

I don't necessarily agree with all of Doctorow's feelings about certain aspects of "the AI issue" but a reasonable summation of many key points.

https://www.salon.com/2026/06/22/ai-doomerism-is-misplaced-heres-what-it-will-take-to-pop-the-bubble/