Totally agree, maybe we should replace lower and middle management with AI. What i usually find is that lower and middle management is the reason shit isn't getting done. They are the messenger that don't want to get shot but want to get promoted.
Why not let the people on the floor complain to a AI manager, the people on the floor know exactly what is killing their productivity. Like "yo ai manager, manually filling in those data field is taking quiet some time to check someones credit score is it possible the IT department can automate that process it might save 2 min a form" then AI manager can prioritise stuff like this.