No question that neural networks can add value, as has been true for a long time. The question is, how much? The current expenditures indicate that the answer is, "trillions of dollars worth".

If you call it "neural networks" or "large language models" or "machine learning", this would sound absurd. Only by calling it "AI" (with the implication that it will achieve general intelligence) does this sound, for most people, possibly correct.