I didn't save the original query so I asked again this morning and ended up getting the same response -- points for consistency, though it might have been more reassuring with the correct answer.

I don't think my point is really landing so I'll try once more and then give up.

Let's say frontier models today have no problem counting letters, I never really disputed that but only asked about it. It seems based on the other replies in this thread, it's a bit of a "who you ask" kind of thing, but let's grant that they have no issues with it now.

The first version of chatgpt was released 4 years ago next month. Which is not quite 5 years but close. In that time we've just barely managed to get spelling down. If we extrapolate that rate of progress forward 5 more years, are you still afraid for your job?

I think we're all more likely to lose our jobs from a downturn in the economy caused by the capex/debt bubble bursting than being made redundant by AI. (And the continual pricing reductions only seem to make this result more likely.) Hopefully neither happens and in 5 years we'll all still be gainfully employed.