Business' needs are clear. Handle payroll, handle data analysis, conduct sentiment analysis of our brand across social media, identify problems. Do this effectively and at a far lower price than what a human would agree to work for.

AI isn't moving the needle much here, which is why GenAI "solutions" are underwhelming things like support chatbots, writing assistance and auto-generated stock art for Facebook ads.

There's nothing wrong with doing that a service but it falls well short of the fantastical visions that Microsoft, OAI and SV at large have portrayed.