"what problem am I trying to solve?" if you can answer that question and justify AI as an optimization (and all the gray area fallouts that comes with early adoption) then you have a chance at building a viable business with AI.
Having a solution and looking for problems to solve (or create) isnt the mentality of an entrepreneur but of a grifter, in my crass cynical opinion. But I can't deny that you ma still make money that way.
Having a solution to an unknown problem and working towards finding a problem the solution fills can be rewritten as: Having a problem and looking for a solution.
But just because the audience doesn't know the problem doesn't mean you (the entrepreneur) don't ask the question. I'm sure that not many people were asking for faster horse buggies in the late 19th century, but you certainly ask it and try to find a solution. Note that the problem doesn't have to be pressing to be asked.
Having a solution and looking for problems to solve (or create) isnt the mentality of an entrepreneur but of a grifter, in my crass cynical opinion. But I can't deny that you ma still make money that way.