I don't understand the gap. Here on HN i see AI every day, while IRL all the work is still done manually and i don't know any person or company that is even using AI.
I'm using ChatGPT (free version) to solve coding problems I can't Google, and while it certainly isn't perfect, for me it's always been at least as good as, and often better than, StackOverflow.
Also using SD for personal art; I don't want to preempt legal (and social! Is art a human peacock tail?) developments regarding copyright and ownership in that area, so the output is strictly limited to the cases I would be willing to use a template meme or if I have an idea for a friend that I lack the skill to create myself.
For SD, I have enough of an eye for detail to be frustrated by its imperfections even though I don't have the skill to even produce the "wrong" version that comes out of SD let alone fix it.
Lack of AI in car mechanics makes sense, given how all the industrial AR headsets overpromise, over price, and IMO under-deliver on the "having a computer see for itself how to help with the work" front; but I'm mildly surprised it's not been useful for you in sysadmin.
AI revolution where?