I've read it, my take: It starts well, then quickly goes off the rails. AI can be creative: I agree actually, and IMO AI is just another piece of evidence that

I've read it, my take: It starts well, then quickly goes off the rails. AI can be creative: I agree actually, and IMO AI is just another piece of evidence that the specialness of humans is a tad overblown. And in the end it matters little how a task is accomplished. A calculator doesn't calculate the way we do, yet it still adds. So by the same token I have no problem with the idea that even if an AI is nothing like a brain it still displays creativity. AI is not Google on steroids: Why not? It's a quite flexible tool capable of different tasks, including writing code, poetry and answering questions. No reason why it can't be used as a better Google. AI can understand you as an individual: That's where it's just complete BS. Modern models don't keep persistent state. They don't form human-level connections. That may come in the future, but as far as I know, just isn't a thing yet.