AI has uses when it's not being rammed down peoples throats or used to plagiarize content (personal assistant/home automation type stuff is the first that comes to mind - I'd like to eventually set up a locally-hosted LLM based alternative to Alexa to control my house so I'm not relying on an internet connection for everything).

Cloud is an essential part of a robust backup strategy, and makes it easier for the average person to create a web presence.

Tesla, being an EV company, is still an important interim solution to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ICE vehicles until (hopefully) better public transit infra is built so people don't need to use cars as much. Not to mention it was the kick-starter for other vehicle companies to make EVs.

Ads and paywalls: People gotta eat. You want to consume content that someone produces as their job? Pay them. If you won't someone else will, thus advertisements.