AI has a useful purpose in the future, in my opinion. That purpose should be finding solutions to the many problems society and our planet face everyday, like curing disease, eliminating polution, reliance on fossil fuels, etc, etc. It should not be used to bolster corporate/government coffers at the sake of humanities purpose and usefulness. I think people need a purpose to exist happily. I hate to think what the world would be like if 70%, or more, of the planets population had no true purpose, regardless if provided a stipen each month.