We are going to have to rethink a lot of the ways this world functions and decide whether we want a world of massive inequalities or, a world where people can flourish and discover humanness again instead of their part in the corporate machine.
Fascinating, isn't it? AI is a big threat to the job market as we know it for sure, and we might have to rethink the foundation of our societies which is still very capitalistic. Soon we might not have enough jobs left to give everyone sufficient amounts of money to live off. If that happens, maybe money won't be the driving source of our society anymore. Maybe we go back 2000 years and go hunt and do agriculture again. Perhaps we go back to a more individualistic way of living, with smaller and more self-sufficient communities.
I don't know what AI will do for the future, but it's impact can be enormous. We'll see how the human race will deal with it's own creation :).
I find it interesting and I think that the 'star trek' kind of future (minus the intergalactic battles) which is a little bit communist and has no money requires high levels of AI to come about. Best case scenario is that it creates a background support system that allows humans to 'do what they want' as in, be the best they can be. Unlikely. More interesting times though. :)