The absolute state of AI results.

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I saw a futurist show on discovery channel back in the 2000s and it talked about how AI would be better as a goverment than a democracy because if southern cali...

Agreed. But whos in charge of the A.I?
Diverting water isnt a simple thing. Turning a slow flowninto a swamp fundamentally changes whole biomes. Australia has been through this. Murray/Darling was/is still difficult. Throw in large corps that grow crops/harvest power and it becomes even more complex.

So yes. A.I could divide resources better.
Depending on who is in cahrge of the A.I.

That last sentence is by far the most important and one concept you seem to be missing.