Using words like "whether I want to believe it or not" makes me think this is a religion and I'm not drinking the Kool aid.

I'm only offering a contrary opinion; if this version of AI wins out then so be it. I have no personal stakes either way.

Though to me ChatGPT seems garrulous, obtuse, and entirely like a fad. As you allude to, however, it is a step in the right direction.