N. David Mermin coined the phrase "Shut up and calculate!" I would agree that, at the time, this approach served a purpose, as calculations were extremely time-consuming. Today, however, such an attitude acts as a critical constraint on our freedoms. While it is true that someone with an exceptional grasp of mathematics might intuitively embrace quantum physics, the subject is so complex that, for the average person, it remains inaccessible through the medium of mathematics. And the ordinary person is left with no choice but to "Shut up and have faith".
For nearly a century, philosophical discourse served as a hindrance, given that the mathematics of the theory functioned perfectly. It was the mathematics of theory, not philosophy, that guided the development of our civilization. However, this approach naturally also gave rise to haters. No one likes having their freedom restricted, even if those restrictions are beneficial. Ancient instincts are still stronger here.
In my view, it is philosophy that can breathe new life into science and create a theory of everything. For now, no AI is going to help us here. Today and for quite a long time to come, it will remain a tool for generalization and the search for interrelations. So we shouldn't become neo-Ludites, but rather follow our destiny and do what we are truly good at. Our strength lies in our ability to take an interest, ask questions, and explore physical reality.
The last century was the century of computation; our century, by contrast, must surely become the century of understanding quantum mechanics.