I've seen this view elsewhere, about how AI is being steered in the wrong direction, although I forget where I saw those articles. Between robots meant to be labor-saving devices and AI which meant to reduce mental drudgery, we should be having more time to focus on being creative and more human. Somewhere along the line, things went wrong.

I came of age when the SkyNet scenario was fresh in people's minds, and the way things are looking today I don't see it going away. I'm not saying it will happen, and what can happen may actually be far worse. But your view may show the more likely situation to come out current advances in technology and AI.