Where is anything saying there should be? If they were all private hobby projects, you'd have no grounds for complaint.
What are the boosters ranting and raving about if not the above? Am I just confused and the end game for all of the AI hype, investment, infrastructure build out, etc. over the last N years is ... hobby projects?
Here's a quote I found after a quick web search for "dario ai benefits":
> The list of positive applications of powerful AI is extremely long (and includes robotics, manufacturing, energy, and much more), but I’m going to focus on a small number of areas that seem to me to have the greatest potential to directly improve the quality of human life. The five categories I am most excited about are:
> Biology and physical health
> Neuroscience and mental health
> Economic development and poverty
> Peace and governance
> Work and meaning
Dr David Burns offers his Teams CBT therapy with an LLM based app for people who can't afford therapist visits[5].
U. Chicago says that AI weather forecasts can be faster and cheaper than supercomputer-based physical simulations and produce results weeks ahead, which makes accurate forecasts affordable and available for farmers in middle-income countries[6].
With your smartphone camera you can get an AI-assisted bike-fit at home[7].
You can get a bike fitness training plan[8] and performance analysis with an AI that you can chat with to analyse and explain or change it, used by three professional cycling teams.
Prophix Australia analyse photos of powerlines taken by helicopter using AI to track assets and identify and verify potential faults[9]. AI systems scan images for early signs of plant disease in the vineyards of the Swiss Alps [also 9]. AI systems analyze multispectral images and satellite images of crops to detect nutrient deficiencies or pest problems in large farms[also 9].
In 2020 - 2022 a trial of a system in a hospital to identify patients at risk of sepsis helped medics treat them 2 hours earlier and reduced the death rate from sepsis by 18%.[10]
Self-driving cars now exist. Camera drones which follow you and respond to gestures now exist.
[1] https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-ai...
[2] https://www.breastcancer.org/screening-testing/artificial-in...
[3] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41698-026-01276-6#Sec17
[4] https://www.cancer.gov/research/infrastructure/artificial-in...
[5] https://www.feelinggoodapp.com/
[6] https://climate.uchicago.edu/insights/ai-is-transforming-wea...
[7] https://www.myvelofit.com/
[9] https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/what-has-ai-ever-done-for...
[10] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/algorithm-that-de...