Not the parent, but this incorrect trivialization of LLMs is often employed as a counterargument to the risks of AI such as "will take your job" or "will escape human control (again and worse)" or just "can possibly hurt me". And taking the easy feel-good cop-out instead of actively engaging with these questions is just.. harmful?
Ah. I always thought it came from the LLM booster perspective of trying to prove emergent intelligence.
A lot of very clever autocompletes working together can be incredibly dangerous.