There is a lot of cynicism (I am a cynic) but LLMs are in my opinion already past everything else you mentioned, they're being used by "ordinary" people in thei

There is a lot of cynicism (I am a cynic) but LLMs are in my opinion already past everything else you mentioned, they're being used by "ordinary" people in their daily lives. Non-tech people are using LLMs (in many cases where they shouldn't, and some where maybe they should) and the rate at which they've become more useful has far surpassed what my very cynical circles of industry friends expected. I still think things are overblown, but "AI" in one form or another is here to stay, for better or for worse (almost certainly worse).