Chomsky argued that it was literally impossible for a statistical model to learn language, so to the extent it's possible, it refutes Chomsky's argument. That'

Chomsky argued that it was literally impossible for a statistical model to learn language, so to the extent it's possible, it refutes Chomsky's argument. That's a different claim to the one I countered. I agree with your last point with the caution that there is no reason yet to think the hyped current AI tools have great relation to the way the human mind works, solely on the basis of the lack of progress towards AGI.