> As long as AI (...) is perceived not as a "bicycle of the mind" and a tool to utilize 'your' skills to a next phase but as a commodity (...), it is really hard to justify the current state of AI.

I don't agree at all. The "commodity" argument is actually a discussion on economic viability. This is the central discussion, and what will determine if tomorrow we will still have higher-quality and up-to-date LLMs available to us.

You need to understand that nowadays there is a clear race to the bottom in LLM-related services, at a time when the vast majority is not economically viable. The whole AI industry is unsustainable at this point. Thus it's rather obvious that making a business case and generating revenue is a central point of discussion.