Computers being able to digest vision, audio and other input into text and back has tremendous value.

You can’t convince me otherwise, we just haven’t found a ‘killer app’ yet.

I believe this is the correct way of seeing things. We may not need a killer app though, since AI is not a platform but a core technology. It’s more about the evolution of IT infrastructure and SW systems. Non-tech companies/people don’t need to do anything really. AI will just come to them.