> my main qualm with Ed is his analysis on the financials is decent, but he absolutely refuses to admit that the technology is useful

Yeah, I find that sort of critics to cause more harm than good. The economic case for closed source AI isn't there - in macroeconomic sense, and accounting for all costs, it's more expensive than the value it provides. There's data to back that up, so focus on economics.

On the other hand, hallucinating about what AI can or cannot do is useless, only research can provide the answer.