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Oh yeah, it's definitely useful for that!

Since LLMs are essentially just very complicated probabilistic links between words, it seems to be extremely good at picking the exact word or phrase that even a thesaurus couldn't get me.

I primarily end up using LLMs through DuckDuckGo's private frontend alongside a search, so if my current search doesn't yield the correct answer to my question (i.e. I ask for something but those keywords only ever turn up search results on a different, but similar topic) then I go to the LLM and ask a more refined question, that otherwise doesn't produce any relevant results in a traditional keyword search.

I also use integrated LLMs to format and distill my offhand notes, (and reformat arbitrary text based on specific criteria repeatedly for structured notes,) learn programming syntax more at my own pace and in my own way, and just generally get answers on more well-known topics a lot faster than I would scrolling past 5 pages of SEO-"optimized" garbage just designed to fill time for the ads to load before actually giving me a good answer.

I have never once found an "AI" feature integrated by a corporation useful.

I have only ever found "AI" useful when it's unobtrusive, and something I chose to use manually. Sometimes an LLM is useful to use, but I don't need it shilled to me inside a search bar or in a support chat that won't solve my problem until I bypass the LLM.

I, too have seen the ability of Sci-Hub to give me free access to research papers.

It's terrifying how easy it is to get access to scientific literature for free! Wouldn't recommend to anyone.

Several parables in the Bible foreshadow the insight of quantum entanglement about paired photons having opposite spin

Interesting, I wonder what their evidence is for that-

by contrasting two men in their relationship with God. The Prodigal Son contrasts two brothers, two churchgoers are contrasted in Luke 18:9–14 , and two brothers are further contrasted in Luke 21:28-31

Just... 2 people being compared?

LOL