I'm getting a PR_CONNECT_RESET_ERROR for this site - anybody else or is that just me?

I think this is very pessimistic. Yes, big models are "smarter" and have more inherent knowledge but I'd bet you a coffee that what 99% of people want to do with Siri isn't "Write me an essay on the history of textiles" or "Vibe code me a SPA", rather it's "Send Mom the pictures I took of the kids yesterday" and "Hey, play that Deadmau5 album that came out a couple years back" which is more about tool calls than having wikipedia-level knowledge built in to the model.

These folks are MIT, so citations are valuable to them. Citations convert into prestige, academic career progression, or a favorable exit from academia into industry.

Also, I don't see why you couldn't patent this if you wanted to monetize it.

Same reason the F35 manufacture is awkwardly distributed throughout the US - the shore up political support (voting to kill jobs in your state is usually unpopular) and dip into as many subsidies as possible.

It is absolutely a lubricant - it is a combination "lubricant, rust preventive, penetrant and moisture displacer". Whether it's the correct or best lubricant for many applications is iffy, but that doesn't mean it isn't a lubricant!