Maybe, but maybe we aren't worth it. They could easily use media, social media, advertising, bribes, etc to cause a societies opinion of what to do, that's max

Maybe, but maybe we aren't worth it. They could easily use media, social media, advertising, bribes, etc to cause a societies opinion of what to do, that's maximally benefitical to them. Additionally I don't see why AIs won't be competing with themselves for resources, and we'd be a minor footnote for their attention. Just imagine how much thought we gave to ants during WWII. I've seen a scfi cover the AIs go to war, and the humans end up farming in a pre-industrial society while the AIs fight underground or in space.