It’s about style. Who are you going to believe, academics who are careful in what they claim and are forever hedging because even 6 sigma isn’t 100% or business people who are absolutely certain when they speak whether their certainty is warranted or not?
I’m lazy enough without AI. I remember watching Her (2013) and thinking no, nope, not me. I believe I would be particularly vulnerable to something like that. I tried very early versions of ChatGPT and recently tried local LLMs but can’t say I’ve had much fun or found them useful in my personal or professional life.
I laughed with everyone else and then tried to find out how magnets worked and I found explainers for electromagnets and permanent magnets.