Since they were found in wealthy tombs, my guess would be that they are stand-ins for servants in the afterlife. Better than executing the actual servants.
The main issue is that these Parasites can’t hide their glee at replacing as many workers as possible, so they can keep all those paychecks as profit. They are pushing it hard, but we can all see that they don’t give a rats ass about it being better, or making life easier, it’s ONLY about how AI is going to boost profits through the stratosphere, and make them all Trillionaires.
And it’s OBVIOUS to EVERYBODY that’s the PRIMARY advantage of AI. When these jackals start extolling the great societal benefits at a graduation ceremony, it’s like the Groom telling his wife on the wedding night how fuckable all the bridesmaids were, and then wondering why his new Bride is pissed off at him.
When police have actively removed the ability to record the event, future court cases should have an automatic presumption that the defendant’s story is the truth, and the police’s story is not.