I liked the main theme of concentrating on practical AI that adds value right now, but disagree with his opinions on CoPilot.

I use CoPilot in all or my development modes except for the LispWorks IDE. I find it very useful, especially when I toggle over multiple code completions, picking the best one. It is not as much about writing code for me as it is saving time looking up documentation. I usually work in Emacs with a REPL so checking generated code is quick.