Hi @crypto.piotr,

I completely agree with you that when it comes to reaping the benefits of AI, humans are still in the way. But this is both a good thing and a bad thing. Let me explain.
It is a bad thing like you've alluded to about the Chinese government (and many other governments) not acting quickly with respect to COVID-19 even when the data and analysis were starring them in the face. It's a classic human bias - overweight events you've seen in the past while underweighting rare events like the COVID-19 pandemic. In more technical terms this is called an error in Bayesian thinking and computers (AI) are currently way better than humans at this. My thoughts are that over time, humanity will learn to better calibrate it's probabilistic thinking especially in the age of AI, so this negative will surely correct itself over time.
However, it is actually a good thing that human intervention still exists so as to protect the most vulnerable among us. For example, if AI truly run the world, then it is not far fetched to imagine a world where PhDs in Computer Science benefit the most leaving so many behind. Just as we have income inequality today, if AI ran the world completely, I'm sure the word technical inequality will become a thing. The trick is to balance human intervention with AI autonomy - not easy, but doable.
Thanks for reading, commenting, upvoting and support in general.