They can be used to create new molecular structures that will result in better pharmaceuticals. Because the hardest and most important problems aren't in commerce and industry. And they certainly go far beyond how to win a game of chess. The hardest problems have been with us for decades, centuries. Because as much as the world has changed, it hasn't changed enough.
Technology has limitations on what it can accomplish.
You do not. I'm going to resist that temptation. In my opinion, your generation is going to pay a terrible price for my generation allowing the deplorable state of our schools to deteriorate. I think that will be helpful, but we all know the real answer isn't mere access. The answer is technology that's tightly integrated into curricula.