I definitely get that. I'm just curious what makes it so hard to update the AI for this new system. Upkeep and refining new materials are all just variables. Like the example you give. I would disagree that an AI can't handle that. In fact that's exactly the type of formula a computer is best at solving.
Making Z costs materials X and Y. Making Y costs materials X and W. For any given month, solve to maximize Z and minimize W, X and Y. That's just math. The more steps and variables you add, the more complex it gets. But it's still just math, and fairly straightforward math at that.
The 2.2 economy is super high complexity, with layers of supply chains and lots of variables, but it's a low depth optimization problem at its heart. Of course I don't disagree that the AI hasn't been programmed to do this. I'm just curious what the problem is.