"Is this all worth it?"

That's the question that matters. Frankly, I think there are scenarios where the answer is yes. It truly depends on what happens now. If accuracy/intelligence stagnate in the current generative LLM paradigm, we'll still need humans, but will also have a powerful new tool that we'll learn how to use appropriately over time. Artists/creatives are resilient and will survive based on the basis of their humanity. It may even save a ton of lives if it delivers on certain fronts.

If, on the other hand, it drastically improves -- we're in the great unknown and it's anyone's guess.

I know this article is meant to be dissing on LLMs, am I too caught up in the mania that this sounds to me unironically like a positive argument for LLMs?