The big assumption here is that "problems are being solved" in every field affected. Which they are not.

Just as the most basic example: software is not currently being made faster, nor performing better nor at a higher bar of quality. Maybe developers are able to report higher velocity, but this is not leading to faster shipping of software/features. In fact, people seemed to feel software is buggier than ever and companies are doubling down on it and simply adding placeholders of "AI can make mistakes". Unforgivable 10 years ago if we tried that with humans.

If anything, the rent seeking is with people reporting "being more productive than ever" and despite that less real world problems being solved than the previous decade.