What real problems should founders focus on today (I will not promote)

In the dot com era, everyone was trying to make money with the Internet. Most of those companies failed. The ones that survived were the ones that solved real problems. Amazon made it easier to buy books with more selection. DoorDash made it easier to get food when you wanted it. These were not ideas propped up by the Internet. They were real problems that happened to be solved more efficiently because the Internet existed.

I am seeing the same pattern with AI. Everyone is trying to leverage AI to make money, but the focus is drifting from the simple truth that a good business is built on solving a real problem. AI can help, but it is only a mechanism. It is not the point.

So I am curious. Outside of the AI hype, what are real-world problems that actually need solving?