Wait, so we like AI now?

AI != GPT

Some people do, some people don't. Some it depends on what for and how it's used as well, as well as what kind.

I think there is a large group of commenters who actually just hate silicon valley tech companies, and they're fine with AI as long as it comes from someone else.

Yes, for their sense of nuance.

AI has been beneficial in multiple research fields across maths and science. That is to say, it's actually benefited humanity in those particular use cases.

As opposed to enshitifying the lives of the working class in most other areas.

Using AI as a tool to investigate the mysteries of the universe is a huge win for humanity. Generating slop images to confuse people online is not. AI is tool, we like when tools are used for good.

Maturity is understanding there's an enormous range between "like" and "dislike", between "love" and "hate", between "good" and "bad", and its also possible to be neither at once or both at once.