Even if all the computers can do is ask the right questions and it takes a big research project to figure it out, that would be an improvement in productivity.

Even if all the computers can do is ask the right questions and it takes a big research project to figure it out, that would be an improvement in productivity. I actually think it will come from the other direction. That people will get better at asking questions, because there is an automated tool that will build systems to answer larger problems than a single person could quickly answer.