Correct on Altman, the success belongs to the Internet for its (our) data, code, ideas, videos, content that it subsumed using nothing more elaborate than traditional modeling and a ton of RAM and storage.
That’s an invalid argument. The mere existence of a resource doesn’t render work related to analyzing, extracting, or utilizing that resource insignificant, irrelevant or reduce value created.
Just because the oil is in the ground doesn’t mean the crew pumping it didn’t work hard.