You’re not wrong that profit motives drive a lot of what’s happening, but that doesn’t make the technology itself illegitimate or meaningless. Almost every major invention in human history was developed, funded, or scaled by people seeking profit. What matters is how the rest of us choose to use it.
I’m not “proselytizing” for AI; I’m arguing that it’s already changing how people think, learn, and create — including those working on climate, governance, and reform. Dismissing the entire field …