"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/

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116801119514947623

Worth the read, spot on.

"AI" is 90% marketing hype and 10% substantive output (on the product aide) while also being 100% a wealth transfer scam/stock market FOMO grift (on the money side ).