>This remains to be seen.
No, that's just logic. AI doesn't thwart the ability of people to satisfy their needs (getting richer).
>Inequality is worse now than it was 20 years ago despite technology progressing.
And people are still richer than ever before (if we take into account the policies that are thwarting society's ability to satisfy each other's needs and that have nothing to do with technologies)
This remains to be seen. Inequality is worse now than it was 20 years ago despite technology progressing. This is true across income and wealth.