While I do consider Chatbots to be the low-hanging fruit of LLM research, I think the hype is partially justified by the fact that they weren't this good even 2

While I do consider Chatbots to be the low-hanging fruit of LLM research, I think the hype is partially justified by the fact that they weren't this good even 2-3 years ago. If you are willing to forgive their current status in face of the progress made, you should be able to see what they may hold in your five year future.